Meaning of paisano | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
   US
2. A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
3. A roadrunner.
   Southwestern, US

Examples

“Within a very few minutes the cattleman was mounted and away. Paisano, well named after that ungainly but swift-running bird, struck into his long lope that ate up the ground like a strip of macaroni.”

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