Pizzo
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Pizzo may refer to:
- Pizzo, CalabriaPizzo, CalabriaPizzo is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia , situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.-History:...
, a seaport in Calabria, Italy (Pizzo means mountain in this respect) - Pizzo (extortion)Pizzo (extortion)In Southern Italy, the pizzo is protection money paid by a business to the Mafia, usually coerced and constituting extortion. The term is derived from the Sicilian pizzu . To wet someone's beak is to pay protection money...
, imposed by a protection racket, a fee periodically collected by the Mafia from businesses