¦güm¦bä, ˈgümbə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian dialect (Campania, Abruzzo) cumbà , voc. form of cumbar, cumbare, gumbare respected older man, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater — more at compeer
1. : a close friend or associate — used especially among Italian-American men
2. : a member of a secret chiefly Italian-American crime organization : mafioso herein ; broadly : gangster
3. : a macho Italian-American man