Baccagghju
Baccagghju is a cant based on Calabrian dialects used by members of the 'Ndrangheta, the criminal organization operating in Calabria (Southern Italy).
Vocabulary
In 1897, a prostitute revealed to judges some terms[1].:
- marca carnente
- woman in love
- maggiorigna
- madame of a brothel
- strambola
- night
- putrimento
- bed
- mutria
- face
- sopracielo
- hat
- sferra
- stabbing knife
- cerino
- knife
- lampanti
- eyes
- fangose, caminanti
- "walkers", shoes
- putea
- police station
- zaffi
- policemen
- carrubbi
- carabinieri
- sciacche
- prostitutes
- muffa
- handkerchief
- 'ntiuno
- watch
- capezza
- chain
- grasciume
- gold
- sfogliose
- bank notes
- maniglie
- old Italian liras
- utri ca fossa
- manslaughter, the punishment for traitors
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