'ndrangheta

See also: 'Ndrangheta

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain. Originally a Calabrian dialect term. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἀνδραγαθία (andragathía, “valour/valor”, “prowess”), or to Latin interanea (“bowels”, in the transferred sense of “sharing a deep, exclusive bond”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈndran.ɡe.ta/
  • Rhymes: -anɡeta
  • Hyphenation: 'ndràn‧ghe‧ta

Noun

'ndrangheta f (uncountable)

  1. organized crime organization, centered in Calabria

Derived terms

See also
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