paisan

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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