Camorra Definition

kə-môrə, -mŏrə
noun
A secret society organized in Naples, Italy, c. 1820, which became notorious for terror, blackmail, and violence.
Webster's New World
Any secret society like this.
Webster's New World
An unscrupulous, clandestine group.
American Heritage
pronoun

The secret crime organization from Naples, Italy -- equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily.

Wiktionary

Origin of Camorra

  • Italian perhaps from camorra a kind of smock, said to have been worn by members of the society

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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