paisans
Compatriots from home
Paisans is the plural of paisan, an informal term for a fellow Italian or Italian-American—someone from the same country or community.
From Italian *paesano* (countryman), it signals ethnic solidarity or shared background: He grew up surrounded by paisans in the old neighborhood.
The word carries warmth, suggesting cultural kinship rather than mere nationality.
Italian-American associate, often shady
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- connectedJoined to another
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- crewWorking team aboard
family · mob · goodfella · made · associate · capo · compare · Brooklyn
goombah
Italian-American associate, often shady
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- connectedJoined to another
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
crew · family · mob · goodfella · made · associate · capo · compare · Brooklyn · Jersey
compatriot
Fellow national
- countrymanPerson from same nation
- fellowMan or companion
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
brother · compare · goombah · neighbor · villager · townsman · homeboy · landsman · family · blood
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
village · region · province · Calabria · Sicily · Naples · Abruzzo · nostalgia · roots · ancestry