Chapter 5-9 Vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| anziano | eldery |
| bastone | cane |
| matto | crazy |
| prendere in giro | to make fun to/ to tease |
| abbaiare | to bark |
| attaccare bottone | to chat someone up |
| borraccia | water bottle |
| sussidiario | elementary school book |
| avere sete | to be thirsty |
| socchiudere | to squint |
| l'omerta' | the code of silence |
| assistere | to witness |
| nascondere | to hide |
| latifondisti | landowners |
| cupola | mafia comission |
| delitto | a crime |
| radice | root |
| ospite | guest |
| custode | guardian of farm |
| pizzo | mafia tax |
| agrumi | citruses |
| braccianti | laborers |
| potere | power |
| guerra | war |
| fiume | river |
| rubare | to steal |
| cosca | mafia family |
| gabellotto | person who rented land from land owner |
| cambieri | hired by Gabellotto to oversee labor on farm |
| Cosa Nostra | our thing/ in Sicily |
| Mastrosso | 'Ndrangheta mafia (Calabria) |
| Carcagnosso | camorra mafia (Campania) |
| Osso | remains in Sicily |
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