mafiusu

Sicilian

Etymology

From mafia +‎ -usu (-ose, -ous). Cfr. Italian bravo for a semantic analogy. Ser also smurfiusu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈfjʊ.sʊ/
• Rhymes: -usu
• Hyphenation: ma‧fiù‧su

Adjective

mafiusu (feminine singular mafiusa, masculine and feminine plural mafiusi)

1. (general use) bold

   Synonyms: bravu, sbregs, spacchiusu, spertu, guappu, vappu

   Pari tuttu mafiusu'.

   You look so '.

   1. (by extension) Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

Noun

mafiusu m (plural mafiusi)

1. a braggart, swaggerer

   Nun fari u mafiusu cu mia.

   Do not behave like swaggerer with me.

2. a Mafioso, a member of the Mafia, a mobster

Usage notes

• The Sicilian use of this word is mainly unrelated to criminal issues.

Derived terms

• mafiusazzu
• mafiuseḍḍu
• mafiusità
• mafiusuzzu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: mafioso

See also

• carusu
• picciottu
• spertu
• spirtuni