Acosca (Italian:[ˈkɔska]; pl.cosche inItalian andcoschi inSicilian), in Sicily, is aclan orSicilian Mafiacrime family led by acapo.

The equivalent in the'Ndrangheta inCalabria is the'ndrina.

Acosca is the crown of spiny, closely folded leaves on plants such as theartichoke or thethistle, which symbolizes the tightness of relationships between mafiosi.^[1]

• Blok, Anton (1974/1988).The Mafia of a Sicilian village 1860-1960. A study of violent peasant entrepreneurs, Long Grove (IL): Waveland Press.ISBN 0-88133-325-5.
• Dickie, John (2004).Cosa Nostra. A history of the Sicilian Mafia, London: Coronet.ISBN 978-0-340-82435-1.
• Servadio, Gaia (1976).Mafioso. A history of the Mafia from its origins to the present day, London: Secker & Warburg.ISBN 0-8128-2101-7.

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