camorrista

See also: Camorrista

Italian

Etymology

From camorra +‎ -ista (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.morˈris.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: ca‧mor‧rì‧sta

Noun

camorrista m or f by sense (masculine plural camorristi, feminine plural camorriste)

1. Camorrista; Camorrist (member of the Camorra)

   Synonym: guappo

Related terms

• camorrismo
• camorristicamente
• camorristico

Spanish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamoˈrista/ [ka.moˈris.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧rris‧ta

Adjective

camorrista m or f (masculine and feminine plural camorristas)

1. rowdy, thuggish

   Synonym: camorrero

Noun

camorrista m or f by sense (plural camorristas)

1. thug, rowdy

   Synonym: camorrero

2. Camorrista; Camorrist (member of the Camorra)

Further reading

• “camorrista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025