Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A countryman; a compatriot.
- noun Slang A friend; a pal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chaparral-cock or road-runner, Geococcyx californianus. See
Geococcyx , and cut underchaparral-cock .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The chaparral cock; the roadrunner.
- noun A compatriot.
- noun A comrade; a pal; a buddy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Peasant ;rustic - noun One's fellow
countryman ;compatriot - noun
native , especially a native of California of mixedSpanish andIndian ancestry - noun Southwest U.S.
roadrunner
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Another animal frequently seen was the chaparral-cock or road-runner, really the earth cuckoo (_Geococcyx Mexicanus_), called paisano or pheasant, or
Ranching, Sport and Travel Thomas Carson
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
DesignerBlog Will 2008
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
DesignerBlog Will 2008
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
Espresso for All My Friends! Doppelganger 2007
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
Espresso for All My Friends! Doppelganger 2007
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
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The term "paisano" is an ironic joke to the gods, something familiar to blacks.
reesetee commented on the word paisano
A nickname for the Greater Roadrunner. Especially if he's your good buddy. ;-)
December 8, 2007