paisano
noun
a person who shares one’s place of origin; compatriot.
paisanos
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pluralof paisano.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like hundreds of their fellow Southern paisanos, they go back to Mexico often to enjoy a pueblo transformed by their entrepreneurial accomplishments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2020
Others might say Tortilla Flat, about a group of unemployed paisanos living from one small party to another.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2020
It's kind of sad, but I'm also happy and it gives me hope to see all of my paisanos, all of my Latin people, that come here to work, to try a better life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2017
At other times, paisanos kept things moving by eating through ten pounds of gelatin or gobbling up a pile of flour.
From Time Magazine Archive
As I hung up, I spotted the two lean, tough-looking paisanos gazing in at me cooped up in the booth.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
