baiza

baiza is the alternative form of paisa.

Meaning of paisa

paisa (plural paisas or paise)

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka.
A subdivision of currency, equal to one thousandth of an Omani rial.
(historical) A subdivision of various former currencies of India.

paisa (plural paisas)

(slang) A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
- ... prison, talked about his relationship with drug traffickers in Mexico some twenty-five years before. His street gang had a relationship with a paisa wholesaler. An understanding of respect existed between Rubén's gang and its paisa supplier[…] Wrangler, a White man who associated with the Aryan...2022 August 15, Rajeev V. Gundur, Trying to Make It: The Enterprises, Gangs, and People of the American Drug Trade, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 168
(slang) A Latino who is not a gangster nor gang-affiliated.
- [The story] came to me in various versions from marero and paisa inmates who had been incarcerated in the early 2000s. “El Spyder. I knew him. He was sureño,” said Carlos, an[…]2018 November 6, Anthony W. Fontes, Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 86

Baiza (plural Baizas)

What does baiza mean?: Baiza means a surname.
What is baiza the alternative form of?: Baiza is the alternative form of paisa.
What part of speech is baiza?: Baiza is a proper noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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