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paisan

The correct spelling is paisan.

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The correct spelling is paisan. (Alternate spelling of paesano, from Neapolitan language "paisano," often shortened to "paisan" or "paesan") among Italian Americans and Americans of Italian descent, a fellow I…

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.(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.
  2. 2.A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
  3. 3.Roadrunner.

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