mandamento

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian mandamento. Doublet of mandement.

Noun

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mandamento (plural mandamentos)

  1. mandamento (former type of Italian administrative district; territory ruled by a praetor)
  2. mandamento (territory ruled by a Sicilian Mafia clan, under a capomandamento (family boss))

Italian

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Etymology

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From mandare +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /man.daˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧mén‧to

Noun

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mandamento m (plural mandamenti)

  1. a former type of Italian administrative district, under the jurisdiction of a pretore (praetor) (magistrate)
  2. the territory of a Cosa Nostra (Sicilian Mafia) clan (its mandate territory, mandatory, commandery)

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧men‧to

Noun

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mandamento m (plural mandamentos)

  1. (chiefly biblical) commandment (command or edict)