paesano

Paesano is defined as a fellow countryman, especially a fellow Italian.

(noun)

A friend who lives down the street from you in your Italian village is an example of a paesano.

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See paesano in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. paesani

a fellow countryman; esp., a fellow Italian
also paesan

Origin: It < LL pagensis: see peasant

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