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camorrista

/kamoˈrista/

adjective/kamoˈrista/

rowdy, thuggish

Synonyms: camorrero

Etymology tree Spanish camorra Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish camorrista From camorra (“quarrel, fight; Camorra”) + -ista (“-ist”).

noun, masculine/feminine/kamoˈrista/plural: camorristas

thug, rowdy; Camorrista; Camorrist (member of the Camorra)

Synonyms: camorrero

Etymology tree Spanish camorra Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish camorrista From camorra (“quarrel, fight; Camorra”) + -ista (“-ist”).