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noun
An Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A roadrunner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southwestern, US
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History
From Neapolitan paisano. Doublet of peasant.
From Spanish paisano. Doublet of peasant.
