paisano
/paɪˈzɑ.noʊ/noun
paisano is spelled P-A-I-S-A-N-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paisano means “An Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paisano is paisanos.
How many letters and syllables are in paisano?
| Letters | 7: P-A-I-S-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is paisano?
Paisano appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paisano?
- US /paɪˈzɑ.noʊ/
- US /paɪˈsɑ.noʊ/
Paisano has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with paisano?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as paisano from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of paisano
- paisanos plural
- paisan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paisano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAn Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
- 2
A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
- 3
USA roadrunner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paisano come from?
From Neapolitan paisano. Doublet of peasant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).