Camorra

[ kuh-mawr-uh, -mor-uh; Italian kah-mawr-rah ]

/ kəˈmɔr ə, -ˈmɒr ə; Italian kɑˈmɔr rɑ /

noun

a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.

(lowercase) any similar society or group.

Origin of Camorra

1860–65; < Italian < Spanish: dispute, quarrel (of uncertain origin)

OTHER WORDS FROM Camorra

Ca·mor·rism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for camorra

The second is Luciano Aviello, a Camorra mobster who says his brother is the real assassin.

Early Christmas for Amanda Knox |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This is not the case with the Camorra, the real Italian mob based in Naples, Italy, and the subject of Gomorra.

Martin Scorsese on a New Film That Reinvents the Mob Movie |Rachel Syme |October 13, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
They intend to make it clear to all Europe that this is not a Camorra act of vengeance.

Sunrise |William Black
There he was initiated in the camorra, exercised by the lads clandestinely.

The Criminal |Havelock Ellis

But what is to be said about my friend, the facchino, and the Maffia and the Camorra?

My Life |Josiah Flynt
But do you think, Judge Hoyt, that the Camorra is such a desperate menace?

The Mark of Cain |Carolyn Wells
Nothing remained but the signaling whistles of the Camorra, gathering its children in its retreat.

"Persons Unknown" |Virginia Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for camorra

Camorra

/ (kəˈmɒrə) /

noun

a secret society organized in about 1820 in Naples, which thrives on blackmail and extortion

any similar clandestine group

Word Origin for Camorra

C19: from Italian, probably from Spanish: quarrel

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