P0017000 (pī-zä′nō) also pai·san(-zän′)n.pl.pai·sa·nos also pai·sans1. A countryman; a compatriot.2. Slang A friend; a pal.[Spanish, from French paysan, from Old French paisant, peasant; see peasant.]
paisan
(paɪˈzæn) n1. (Peoples) a fellow countryman2. (Peoples) US an Italian-American