PAISANO

Etymology

Noun

paisano (plural paisanos)

(Alternate spelling of paesano, from Neapolitan language "paisano," often shortened to "paisan" or "paesan") among Italian Americans and Americans of Italian descent, a fellow Italian or Italian-American; a fellow ethnic Italian.

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

(US, Southwest US) roadrunner.

Anagrams

• anopias, anopsia

Source: Wiktionary


Pa`i*sa"no, n. Etym: [Sp., of the country, (Zoöl.)

Definition: The chaparral cock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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