Cosca

For the village of Coşca inVaslui County,seeIvăneşti.

For the government agency in the Thousand Oaks area of California, seeConejo Open Space Conservation Agency.

For the organization of judicial officials, seeConference of State Court Administrators.

Acosca(Italian:[ˈkɔska];pl.coscheinItalianandcoschiinSicilian), in Sicily, is aclanorSicilian Mafiacrime familyled by acapo.

The equivalent in the'NdranghetainCalabriais the'ndrina.

Etymology

Acoscais the crown of spiny, closely folded leaves on plants such as theartichokeor thethistle,which symbolizes the tightness of relationships between mafiosi.

References

• Blok, Anton (1974/1988).The Mafia of a Sicilian village 1860-1960. A study of violent peasant entrepreneurs,Long Grove (IL): Waveland Press.ISBN0-88133-325-5.
• Dickie, John (2004).Cosa Nostra. A history of the Sicilian Mafia,London: Coronet.ISBN978-0-340-82435-1.
• Servadio, Gaia (1976).Mafioso. A history of the Mafia from its origins to the present day,London: Secker & Warburg.ISBN0-8128-2101-7.