paesano
Italian peasant compatriot
Paesano is an Italian word used in English, especially among Italian Americans, for a fellow countryman or someone from the same town or region.
It implies shared roots and cultural kinship: He's a paesano from the old neighborhood.
The term conveys warmth and in-group solidarity, often used as a familiar greeting or term of address among people of Italian descent.
Fellow national
- countrymanPerson from same nation
- fellowMan or companion
- neighborPerson living nearby
- villagerRural community inhabitant
townsfolk · compare · goombah · homeboy · landsman · brother · sister · amigo
Small rural community
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
ancestry · heritage · roots · provenance · lineage · tradition · diaspora · emigrant
compatriot
Fellow national
- countrymanPerson from same nation
- fellowMan or companion
- neighborPerson living nearby
villager · townsfolk · compare · goombah · homeboy · landsman · brother · sister · amigo · comrade
village
Small rural community
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
birthplace · ancestry · heritage · roots · provenance · lineage · tradition · diaspora · emigrant · immigrant
farmer
One who cultivates land
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- ruralOf the countryside
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
country · pastoral · bucolic · farmhouse · vineyard · olive grove · campo · terra · simple · earthy
- Italian DiasporaItalian Americans, Italian immigration, Italian heritage, Italian communities, Little Italy
- Italian slangbasta, prego, ciao, bella, mica
paesanostranger
Person not yet known
outsider · foreigner · alien · unknown · interloper
paesanooutsider
One excluded from group
foreigner · stranger · outcast · alien · interloper
paesanoforeigner
Non-native person
outsider · non-Italian · non-native · alien · gaijin