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单词 paisan
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paisann.

Brit. /pʌɪˈzan/, U.S. /paɪˈzɑn/
Forms: 1900s– paisan, 1900s– pizon.
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian paesano.
Etymology: < Italian paesano paesano n. Compare paesano n., and also paisano n.
U.S. colloquial.
In Italian-speaking communities: a person of Italian birth or descent, an Italian-American; a fellow-countryman; a ‘buddy’.Frequently used as a form of address.
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paisan1940
1940 N.Y. Times 11 Jan. 20/3 When the Mayor is in good humor he calls Joe ‘Pizon’, which is Italian for ‘my countryman’.
1947 W. Motley Knock on any Door xiv. 71 ‘So long, pizon,’ Nick said. Grant laughed. ‘So long, pizon.’
1960 ‘E. McBain’ Heckler xiv. 179 I'm Italian, too. A paisan, huh? How about that?
1980 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 23/5 ‘Listen, paisan,’ Pappa said, ‘before you marry my daughter, you're gonna have to sleep with me a week.’
1998 F. Renzulli Pax Soprana (HBO TV shooting script) 9 in Sopranos 1st Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) I came here because my only choice was between two Jewish guys or you. A paisan like me.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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