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paisa

Spanish, noun/ˈpaisa/

paisa is spelled P-A-I-S-A (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,452nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paisa is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “person from a rural or rustic area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Amigo o compañero con quien se tiene mucha intimidad”.

What does paisa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Latin-Americamasculineslangperson from a rural or rustic area

  2. 2

    Latin-AmericamasculineslangChinese immigrant

  3. 3

    informalmasculineinhabitant of the Paisa Region of northwest Colombia

  4. 4

    informalmasculineColombian

  5. 5

    informalmasculineNicaraguan

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepaisa (a hundredth of a rupee or a taka)

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Amigo o compañero con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. 2. Presidiario que no forma parte de una mara.

adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la zona colombiana de la antigua Antioquia, que incluye los actuales departamentos de Antioquia, Caldas, Quindío y Risaralda. 2. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Colombia en general. 3. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Nicaragua.

noun: 1. Unidad monetaria de Bangladesh, la centésima parte de una taka. 2. Unidad monetaria de la India, la centésima parte de una rupia. 3. Unidad monetaria de Nepal, la centésima parte de una rupia. 4. Unidad monetaria de Pakistán, la centésima parte de una rupia.

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.

Forms of paisa

  • paisas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce paisa?

  • /ˈpaisa/
  • [ˈpai̯.sa]
  • [ˈpajsa]

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

How common is paisa in Spanish?

paisa appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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