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See also: paisà
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā).
Noun[edit]
paisa (plural paisas or paise or pice)
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in various Asian countries.
- (historical, British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to 1⁄64 of a rupee or three pies.
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Spanish paisa, a shortening of paisano.
Noun[edit]
paisa (plural paisas)
Anagrams[edit]
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
paisa
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *pēsum (with a later change of gender), from Latin pēnsum.
Noun[edit]
paisa f
Synonyms[edit]
- (Puter, Vallader) pais
Spanish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
paisa m (plural paisas)
- (Latin America, slang) person from a rural or rustic area
- (Latin America, slang) Chinese immigrant
- (Colombia, informal) inhabitant of the Paisa Region of northwest Colombia
- Synonym: antioqueño
- (Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, informal) Colombian
- Synonym: colombiano
- (Costa Rica, informal) Nicaraguan
- Synonyms: nica, nicaragüense
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
paisa m (plural paisas)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hindi
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
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- English slang
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- Mauritian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mauritian Creole terms derived from Hindi
- Mauritian Creole lemmas
- Mauritian Creole nouns
- Romansch terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Romansch terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Romansch terms inherited from Latin
- Romansch terms derived from Latin
- Romansch lemmas
- Romansch nouns
- Romansch feminine nouns
- Spanish clippings
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Latin American Spanish
- Spanish slang
- Colombian Spanish
- Spanish informal terms
- Panamanian Spanish
- Ecuadorian Spanish
- Venezuelan Spanish
- Costa Rican Spanish
- Spanish terms borrowed from Hindi
- Spanish terms derived from Hindi
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