Definitions for paisanos

paisanos pai·sa·no

Spelling: [pahy-sah-noh, -zah-; Spanish pahy-sah-naw]
IPA: /paɪˈsɑ noʊ, -ˈzɑ-; Spanish paɪˈsɑ nɔ/

Paisanos is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in paisanos (aainopss).

Definitions for paisanos

noun

  1. paisan.
  2. Southwestern U.S. a rustic or peasant. a roadrunner.

Origin of paisanos

1835-45, Americanism; Spanish French paysan. See peasant

Examples for paisanos

They received the usual frank welcome of a paisano, and were told to dismount and unsaddle.

Their cabalistic watchword was “paisano” (fellow-countryman), their battle cry “Independence.”

We got rid of our paisano with difficulty, and only under a promise to visit his chacra, somewhere in the vicinity, next morning.

Sick with expectancy of the news he feared, he rode up, dismounted, and dropped paisano's reins.

Word Value for paisanos
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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