paesano

/pɑˈeɪzɑnoʊ/
noun
  1. A fellow countryman or friend, especially among Italian or Italian-American people.
    • He called out to his paesano across the street.
    • The two paesanos shared stories about their families over espresso.
    • At the festival, she met a paesano from her grandparents' hometown.
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