paisano

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pī sä′nō, -zä′-; Sp. pī sä′nô)


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pai•sa•no  (pī sä′nō, -zä′-; Sp. pī sä′nô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nos  (-nōz; Sp. -nôs).USA pronunciation 
  1. compatriot.
  2. Slang Termspal;
    buddy;
    comrade.
  3. Slang Terms[Southwestern U.S.]
    • a rustic or peasant.
    • a roadrunner.
  • French paysan. See peasant
  • Spanish
  • 1835–45, American.


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