transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmä-fē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō, ˌma-, -(ˌ)zō ]
noun
( plural ma·fi·o·si -(ˌ)sē, -(ˌ)zē)
Etymology: Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) mafiusu gallant, swaggerer, perhaps alteration of marfusu scoundrel
Date: 1875
: a member of the Mafia or a mafia