"paisa" meaning in Spanish

See paisa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpaisa/, [ˈpai̯.sa] Forms: paisas [plural]
Rhymes: -aisa Etymology: Clipping of paisano. Etymology templates: {{clipping|es|paisano}} Clipping of paisano Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} paisa m (plural paisas)
  1. (Latin America, slang) person from a rural or rustic area Tags: Latin-America, masculine, slang Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Nicaragua
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-mz31xy4d Disambiguation of Demonyms: 10 13 7 33 33 3 Disambiguation of Nicaragua: 19 3 7 30 38 3 Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 38 9 11 9 16 17 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 26 15 13 17 19 10
  2. (Latin America, slang) Chinese immigrant Tags: Latin-America, masculine, slang Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-E--ag2qG Disambiguation of Demonyms: 10 13 7 33 33 3 Categories (other): Latin American Spanish
  3. (Colombia, informal) inhabitant of the Paisa Region of northwest Colombia Tags: Colombia, informal, masculine Categories (place): Colombia Synonyms: antioqueño
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-T21PrH8M Disambiguation of Colombia: 9 5 48 18 16 4 Categories (other): Colombian Spanish
  4. (Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, informal) Colombian Tags: Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Nicaragua Synonyms: colombiano
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-PDg3rZZZ Disambiguation of Demonyms: 10 13 7 33 33 3 Disambiguation of Nicaragua: 19 3 7 30 38 3 Categories (other): Ecuadorian Spanish, Panamanian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish
  5. (Costa Rica, informal) Nicaraguan Tags: Costa-Rica, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Nicaragua Synonyms: nica, nicaragüense
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-BvPwhIco Disambiguation of Demonyms: 10 13 7 33 33 3 Disambiguation of Nicaragua: 19 3 7 30 38 3 Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bandeja paisa
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpaisa/, [ˈpai̯.sa] Forms: paisas [plural]
Rhymes: -aisa Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|hi|पैसा}} Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā), {{bor|es|ur|پَیسَہ}} Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} paisa m (plural paisas)
  1. paisa (a hundredth of a rupee or a taka) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-paisa-es-noun-aPQwHBXb Disambiguation of Currency: 7 4 5 8 8 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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