paesani

Variant of paesano

paesano definition

pae·sano (pī sä′nō, -zä′-)

noun pl. paesani -·ni (-nē)

a fellow countryman; esp., a fellow Italian
also paesan pae·san′

Etymology: It < LL pagensis: see peasant

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