Meaning
fellow villager, local
- A person from the same village or town; a compatriot from one's hometown.
- An inhabitant of a small town or rural village.
In a sentence
A Londra ho incontrato un paesano che non vedevo da anni.
In London I ran into a fellow villager I hadn't seen in years.
Tutti i paesani si sono riuniti nella piazza principale.
All the villagers gathered in the main square.
Conosci quel paesano che ha aperto il nuovo bar?
Do you know that local who opened the new café?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| paesano | masculine · singular |
| paesani | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also function as an adjective meaning 'rural', 'rustic', or 'local'.
- Often used fondly when meeting someone from home abroad: 'un mio paesano'.