mafiusu
Appearance
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mafia + -usu (-ose, -ous). Cfr. Italian bravo for a semantic analogy. Ser also smurfiusu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mafiusu (feminine singular mafiusa, masculine and feminine plural mafiusi)
- (general use) bold
- (by extension) Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Noun
[edit]mafiusu m (plural mafiusi)
- a braggart, swaggerer
- Nun fari u mafiusu cu mia.
- Do not behave like swaggerer with me.
- a Mafioso, a member of the Mafia, a mobster
Usage notes
[edit]- The Sicilian use of this word is mainly unrelated to criminal issues.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Italian: mafioso