1. A person from your own country
   "He met a paisano while traveling abroad, and they reminisced about home";
   - compatriot
    
2. A close friend, esp. one who often acts as a companion
   "The politician was often seen with his longtime paisano";
   - buddy [informal], chum [informal], crony [informal], pal [informal], compadre, bud [N. Amer, informal], cobber [Austral, informal]

Derived forms: paisanos

See also: sidekick [informal]

Type of: china [Brit, informal], friend, mate [Brit, informal], national, subject

Encyclopedia: Paisano