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de paisano

Spanish, adjective[d̪e pajˈsano]

de paisano is spelled D-E-P-A-I-S-A-N-O (9 letters). De paisano is a Spanish adjective meaning “plainclothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does de paisano mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    plainclothes

adverb

  1. 1

    plainclothes

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Referido a la forma de vestir de un militar o policía; que va con ropa normal en lugar de su uniforme.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce de paisano?

  • [d̪e pajˈsano]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to de paisano

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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