paisano

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paisano, -a
adjective
1from the same country (del mismo país)
masculine or feminine noun
2compatriot, fellow countryman (del mismo país) (hombre); compatriot, fellow countrywoman (mujer)
3country person, peasant (campesino)
masculine noun
4civilian (civil)
  • de paisano, -a -> in civilian clothes; (militar) in plain clothes (policía)

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paisano [pah-e-sah’-no]
noun
1Fellow-countryman, one of the same country as another. (m)
2Countryman: appellation given by soldiers to those who are not military men; a civilian. (m)
3Compatriot (compatriota). (m)
4(Cono Sur) Foreigner (extranjero); (Cono Sur) Arab (árabe); (Mex.) Spaniard; (And. Cono Sur) Chinaman, Chinese woman. (m)

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paisanoa paisana
adjetivo
(del mismo país) from the same country; (de la misma región) from the same region; (del mismo pueblo) from the same town;
sustantivo:masculino
femenino
1 (civil) civilian
traje de paisano plain clothes; (p) vestir de paisano [+soldado] to be wearing civilian clothes; be in civvies; (familiar) [+policía] to be in plain clothes
2 (del mismo país) compatriot; fellow countryman/countrywoman
es paisano mío he's a fellow countryman (of mine); (del mismo pueblo) person from the same town; (de la misma región) person from the same region
os voy a presentar a un paisano, castellano como yo este es un paisano, de mi pueblo
3 especialmente (Arg) (campesino) peasant
4 (S. Cone) (extranjero) foreigner; (S. Cone) (árabe) Arab; (México) (español) Spaniard; (And) (S. Cone) (chino) Chinaman/Chinese woman

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