Definitions for paisano

paisano pai·sa·no

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

Paisano is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in paisano (aainops).

Definitions for paisano

noun

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

Origin of paisano

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

Examples for paisano

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 paisano
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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