n.
Pronunciation: ˌ mä-f ē - ' ō -( ˌ )s ō , ˌ ma-, -( ˌ )z ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -si \ -( ˌ )s ē , -( ˌ )z ē \
Etymology: Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) mafiusu gallant, swaggerer, perhaps alteration of marfusu scoundrel
Date: 1875
: a member of the Mafia or a mafia