paisano

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • a fellow countryman
  • a peasant someone who lives in the countryside
  • (Jewish) a fellow Jew

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French païsan (countryman, peasant) derived from Latin pagus (countryside, district).

Origin

Latin

pagus

Gloss

countryside, district

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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