paisà
See also: paisa
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French païsan, from Latin pagus (“countryside”).
Noun
paisà m (plural paisans, feminine paisana)
- a fellow countryman
- a peasant (someone who lives in the countryside)
- a civilian (someone who is not in the military)
Related terms
- país
- paisanatge
Further reading
- “paisà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “paisà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “paisà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “paisà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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