Why Does Mafioso Mean?

A mafioso is a member of a mafia organization, who can be a mobster or "made man", usually more specifically a member of the Sicilian Mafia, Italian-American Mafia, or other Italian criminal organizations.

What does Mafioso mean?

: a member of the Mafia or a mafia.

Where did the word Mafioso come from?

The more commonly accepted, dictionary-defined meaning says: The word mafia derives from the Sicilian adjective mafiusu, which, roughly translated, means 'swagger', but can also be translated as 'boldness' or 'bravado'.