camorra

Etymology

Italian camorra, from a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mɔ.ʁa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

camorra f (plural camorras)

1. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
2. (countable, by extension) any criminal organization

Etymology

From a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɔr.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɔrra
• Hyphenation: ca‧mòr‧ra

Noun

camorra f (plural camorre)

1. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
2. (countable, by extension) any criminal organization

Noun

camorra f

1. Alternative spelling of kamora

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmora/
• Hyphenation: ca‧mo‧rra

Noun

camorra f (plural camorras)

1. (countable) quarrel, fight, dispute

   Synonyms: riña, pelea

2. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)

Further reading

• “camorra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.