'ndrangheta

See also: 'Ndrangheta

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈndran.ɡe.ta/, [ˈn̪d̪r̺äŋɡe̞t̪ä]
• Hyphenation: 'ndràn‧ghe‧ta

Noun

'ndrangheta f (countable and uncountable, plural 'ndranghete)

1. organized crime organization, centered in Calabria

Derived terms

• 'ndranghetista
• 'ndrina

See also

• mafia