malavita

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Italian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of mala (“bad, wicked”) +‎ vita (“life”), literally “evil life, the life of the wicked”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌma.laˈvi.ta/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧vì‧ta

Noun

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malavita f (countable and uncountable, plural malavite)

  1. underworld, gangland
  2. racketeers as a whole

References

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  1. ^ malavita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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