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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