Camorra

[ kuh-mawr-uh, -mor-uh; Italian kah-mawr-rah ]

noun

1. a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
2. (lowercase) any similar society or group.

Camorra

/ kəˈmɒrə /

noun

1. a secret society organized in about 1820 in Naples, which thrives on blackmail and extortion
2. any similar clandestine group

Other Words From

• Ca·morrism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Camorra¹

1860–65; < Italian < Spanish: dispute, quarrel (of uncertain origin)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Camorra¹

C19: from Italian, probably from Spanish: quarrel

Example Sentences

The second is Luciano Aviello, a Camorra mobster who says his brother is the real assassin.

From The Daily Beast

His Albanian friend got scared and ran, and Antonio, himself affiliated with the Neapolitan Camorra, needed help.

From The Daily Beast

This is not the case with the Camorra, the real Italian mob based in Naples, Italy, and the subject of Gomorra.

From The Daily Beast

Ben-Zayb was talking and declaiming, while Padre Camorra, as usual, was constantly interrupting him.

From Project Gutenberg

Padre Camorra liked his adversary, as the latter was the only person who would take seriously what he styled his arguments.

From Project Gutenberg

Would Padre Camorra fix his attention upon a country girl when there were so many others in the town?

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing remained but the signaling whistles of the Camorra, gathering its children in its retreat.

From Project Gutenberg

If we are to die here, now, and the great society of the Camorra is to wreck itself upon our death, let it not be in a mistake!

From Project Gutenberg