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Definitions for paisanopaɪˈsɑ noʊ, -ˈzɑ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pai•sa•nopaɪˈsɑ noʊ, -ˈzɑ-(n.)(pl.)-nos.

  1. compatriot; countryman.

  2. Slang. pal; buddy.

    Category: Status (usage)

Origin of paisano:

1835–45, Amer.; < Sp < F paysan. See peasant

Wiktionary

  1. paisano(Noun)

    Peasant; rustic

  2. paisano(Noun)

    One's fellow countryman; compatriot

  3. paisano(Noun)

    native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry

  4. paisano(Noun)

    roadrunner

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paisano(noun)

    the chaparral cock

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