The word paisan is a word used by Italians when referring to a friend. It's basically slang for friend or pal.
The word paisan is a word used by Italians when referring to a friend. It's basically slang for friend or pal.
Paesano is an Italian equivalent of the Italian American word paizon.Specifically, the word is a masculine noun in its singular form. It also may be found written as paisÃ? or paisano depending upon the speaker's birthplace. It means "countryman" literally and "brother, comrade" loosely.The pronunciation will be "pye-ZA-no" in Italian.