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capodecina
Definition
(Noun) (Italian/Italian Mafia term; caporegime and capo are more common.) The head of a small group (literally, ten) of Mafia "soldiers."Usage: NYC Mayor Ed Koch, refusing to (re)appoint a suspected capo: "A capodecina is not a cup of coffee."
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