mafioso
noun
ma·fi·o·so
ˌmä-fē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 
ˌma-,
-(ˌ)zō
plural mafiosi
ˌmä-fē-ˈō-(ˌ)sē
ˌma-,
-(ˌ)zē
: a member of the Mafia or a mafia
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As the 133 cardinals who voted during the papal conclave became more known to the public in recent days, enjoying a brief bout of internet fame, some close watchers began to notice that one looked shockingly similar to a television mafioso.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Football folk have memories that would impress elephants and a mafioso’s capacity for holding grudges.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Anyway, the mafioso plot introduces an additional contract killer (Daniella Pineda) whose troubled past triggered an extreme case of acute savant syndrome.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Football folk have memories that would impress elephants and a mafioso’s capacity for holding grudges.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Anyway, the mafioso plot introduces an additional contract killer (Daniella Pineda) whose troubled past triggered an extreme case of acute savant syndrome.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mafioso. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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