English Explanatory Dictionary

consigliere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.

Pronunciation

/kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ /kɑn.sɪl.iˈɛɹ.i/ /koʊn-/ /kɑn.sɪɡ.liˈɛɹ.eɪ/

Word forms

consigliere consiglieri consiglieres

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them.

Related words

éminence grise svengali
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