paisa

American  

[pahy-sah, pahy-sah] / paɪˈsɑ, ˈpaɪ sɑ /

noun

plural

paise

1. Also an aluminum coin and monetary unit, one 100th of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

2. poisha.

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paisa British  

/ ˈpaɪsɑː /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee

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Etymology

Origin of paisa

First recorded in 1880–85; from Hindi, Bengali paisā, probably from Sanskrit pāda “quarter” + aṃśa “quarter part”; pada ( def. )

Example Sentences

But it’s his bedroom that tells you who he is — a space that feels like a paisa museum.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s just a real paisa” — a working-class guy.

From Los Angeles Times

While a majority of his peers were feeding from reggaeton’s roots in Puerto Rico, he decided to bring his paisa, or Medellín-born slang and style to breed a more personal brand of perreo.

From Los Angeles Times

Save for a denim jacket, the Mexican American singer-songwriter is decked out in black, an outfit befitting the reigning prince of paisa sadness.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the approximately 6,000 family members carry a genetic variant called the paisa mutation that inevitably leads to early-onset dementia.

From Scientific American