paisano

pai·sa·no

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahy-sah-noh, -zah-; Spanish pahy-sah-naw]
- /paɪˈsɑ noʊ, -ˈzɑ-; Spanish paɪˈsɑ nɔ/
- /peɪsˈɑːnəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-sah-noh, -zah-; Spanish pahy-sah-naw]
- /paɪˈsɑ noʊ, -ˈzɑ-; Spanish paɪˈsɑ nɔ/

Definitions of paisano word

abbreviation PAISANO paisan. 1
noun plural paisano Southwestern U.S. a rustic or peasant. a roadrunner. 1
noun paisano a friend; pal 0
noun paisano a fellow countryman 0
noun paisano a comrade; pal 0

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Origin of paisano

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45, Americanism; < Spanish < French paysan. See peasant

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Parts of speech for Paisano

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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paisano popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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