mafiusu

Sicilian

Etymology

From mafia +‎ -usu (-ose, -ous). Cfr. Italian bravo for a semantic analogy. Ser also smurfiusu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈfju.su/, [maˈfju.sʊ]
  • Rhymes: -usu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧fiù‧su

Adjective

mafiusu (feminine singular mafiusa, masculine and feminine plural mafiusi)

  1. (general use) bold
    Synonyms: bravu, sbregs, spacchiusu, spertu, guappu, vappu
    Pari tuttu mafiusu'.
    You look so '.
    1. (by extension) Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

Noun

mafiusu m (plural mafiusi)

  1. a braggart, swaggerer
    Nun fari u mafiusu cu mia.
    Do not behave like swaggerer with me.
  2. a Mafioso, a member of the Mafia, a mobster

Usage notes

  • The Sicilian use of this word is mainly unrelated to criminal issues.

Derived terms

  • mafiusazzu
  • mafiuseḍḍu
  • mafiusità
  • mafiusuzzu

Descendants

  • → Italian: mafioso

See also

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