'ndrangheta
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See also: 'Ndrangheta
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Originally a Calabrian dialect term. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἀνδραγαθία (andragathía, “valour/valor”, “prowess”), or to Latin interanea (“bowels”, in the transferred sense of “sharing a deep, exclusive bond”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
'ndrangheta f (uncountable)
- organized crime organization, centered in Calabria