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paesano

English edit

Etymology edit

Italian paesano

Noun edit

paesano (plural paesanos or paesani)

  1. An Italian peasant or rustic.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. (relational) country
  2. rustic

Noun edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ paesano in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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