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What is 'paisano' in English?

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Fellow countryman is an English equivalent of 'paisano'. The word in Spanish is pronounced 'peye*-SAH-noh'. It also may be translated as 'compatriot' or 'villager'. If the individual is female, then the word becomes 'paisana', which is pronounced 'peye*-SAH-nah'.

*The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound in the English noun 'eye'.

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