paesano

From Italian paesano.

paesano (plural paesanos or paesani)

1. An Italian peasant or rustic.

From paese. Compare Neapolitan paisano, French paysan, Spanish paisano.

• IPA^(key): /pa.eˈza.no/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: pa‧e‧sà‧no

paesano (feminine paesana, masculine plural paesani, feminine plural paesane)

1. (relational) country
2. rustic

paesano m (plural paesani, feminine paesana)

1. fellow countryman
2. fellow Italian
3. comrade or friend (usually from the same neighborhood, city, or region)
4. peasant, rustic villager