paisano
US/paɪˈzɑ.noʊ/
paisano noun: an Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
Noun (1)
paisano (plural paisanos)
- An Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
Noun (2)
paisano (plural paisanos)
- A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
- A roadrunner.
- Within a very few minutes the cattleman was mounted and away. Paisano, well named after that ungainly but swift-running bird, struck into his long lope that ate up the ground like a strip of macaroni.1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 178, column 2
paisano meaning in Tamil
paisano in Tamil
- நண்பன், சகதேசி, ஒரே நாட்டினன், விவசாயி
Forms of paisano
| plural | paisanos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paisan |
Origin of paisano
From Neapolitan paisano. Doublet of peasant.
From Spanish paisano. Doublet of peasant.
Questions about paisano
- What does paisano mean?
- Paisano means an Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
- What is paisano in Tamil?
- Paisano in Tamil is நண்பன், சகதேசி, ஒரே நாட்டினன். See Paisano meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is paisano?
- Paisano is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paisano?
- Paisano is pronounced /paɪˈzɑ.noʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of paisano?
- The plural of paisano is paisanos.
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