paesano

[ pahy-zon-oh ]

/ paɪˈzɒnˌoʊ /

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noun, plural pae·sa·ni

[pahy-zon-ee], /paɪˈzɒn i/, pae·san·os

[pahy-zon-ohz]. /paɪˈzɒn oʊz/.

a person who shares one’s place of origin; a compatriot, especially among Italians or people of Italian descent.

a person associated with the Italian mafia; mafioso.

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Also pae·san

[pahy-zahn] /paɪˈzɑn/ .

Origin of paesano

First recorded in 1930–35; from Italian; literally, “countryman, fellow countryman,” from Late Latin adjective and noun pāgēnsis “pertaining to the country or a country district; an inhabitant of the country”; see also pagan, peasant

Words nearby paesano

paedophilia, paella, paenula, paeon, paeony, paesano, Paesiello, Paestum, Páez, PAGAD, pagan

How to use paesano in a sentence

He has said that to her, the common-place daughter of the "Paesano" Niccolo Gallioti.
The Gnomes of the Saline Mountains|Anna Goldmark Gross
If the man is in the city some "landsmann," some "paesano" has seen him, and knows where he is to be found.
Broken Homes|Joanna C. Colcord