paisana
Portuguese, noun/pajˈzɐ̃.nɐ/
paisana is spelled P-A-I-S-A-N-A (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paisana is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “civilian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of paisano. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não é militar; civil”.
What does paisana mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecivilian
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of paisano
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. que não é militar; civil
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paisana
- paisanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paisana?
- Brazil /pajˈzɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil [paɪ̯ˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
- Portugal /pajˈzɐ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paisana in Portuguese?
paisana appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).