omerta

[aw-mer-tah; Eng. oh-mer-tuh] Origin

o·mer·tà

[aw-mer-tah; Eng. oh-mer-tuh]
noun Italian.
secrecy sworn to by oath; code of silence.
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omerta
1909, from dial. form of It. umilta "humility," from L. humilitas (see humility).
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