paisano

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(pī sä′nō, -zä′-)

noun pl. paisanos

  1. a fellow countryman
  2. Slang a comrade; pal

Origin: Sp < Fr paysan < OFr païsent: see peasant

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noun pl. pai·sa·nos also pai·sans
  1. A countryman; a compatriot.
  2. Slang A friend; a pal.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from French paysan

Origin: , from Old French paisant, peasant; see peasant

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