Plural of camorra, an Italian organized crime syndicate or Mafia-like secret society, particularly operating in Naples.
From Italian camorra, possibly from Spanish chamorro (shaved) or from a Germanic source. The word became associated with the Neapolitan crime organization.
The Camorra is believed to be older than the more famous Sicilian Mafia, operating since the 1500s, and modern Naples is still dominated by its factions—making it one of the longest-running criminal enterprises in European history.
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