noun
- Plural of paisan; friends or associates, especially from one's own neighborhood or ethnic community.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American; often used affectionately among Italian Americans or those of Italian descent
Examples
- He hung out with his paesans from the old neighborhood.
- The paesans gathered at the social club every Friday night.
- My paesans and I grew up together on the same block.
- She introduced me to her paesans at the family reunion.