Etymology
Origin of Camorrista
Example Sentences
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Once we saw a Camorrista drowned in milk, in a mozzarella vat.
From The Guardian
But for me it was unthinkable to be a Camorrista leader at 15.
From The Guardian
Il Camorrista showed that to be a member of the mafia is a contradiction of life itself: it is guile, subterfuge, betrayals, it is affections sacrificed on the altar of power, vendettas, it is the impossibility of being able to live without feeling hounded.
From The Guardian
In Il Camorrista, the viewpoint was purely that of the criminal; while in La Piovra the lead was a police chief, Corrado Cattani, a tormented character who personified the struggle of the state against the mafia.
From The Guardian
Arena is too intelligent and possessed of canny Neapolitan guile to play the game the Italian press wants of him, and recount his Camorrista life in detail.
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