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Definition of Paisanos
1. paisano [n] - See also: paisano
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paisanos
Literary usage of Paisanos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"They Support the Territorial Government and Troops.—Indebtedness of the Califor-
nians to the Missions.—Ingratitude of the paisanos. ..."
2. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"They Support the Territorial Government and Troops.—Indebtedness of the Califor-
nians to the Missions.—Ingratitude of the paisanos. ..."
3. Recollections of a Three Years' Residence in China: Including Peregrinations by William James Tyrone Power (1853)
"THE paisanos, or country people, are a wild, bold, independent race, full of
picturesqueness of costume and manner, hearty and frank in bearing, ..."
4. Travels on the Western Slope of the Mexican Cordillera: In the Form of Fifty by Cincinnatus (1857)
"... French Hotels—Horticulture In the City—Mexican Ladies—Fruits-Plaza Publica—
Market Time—The Country People or paisanos—Provisions and Vegetables. ..."
5. Camp and Camino in Lower California: A Record of the Adventures of the by Arthur Walbridge North (1910)
"You know the paisanos (natives) think that a medico is the whole show, ...
'He would have saved the arm,' said the paisanos on hearing of my famous exploit, ..."
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