paisa

Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā).

paisa (plural paisas or paise or pice)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in various Asian countries.
2. (historical) (British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to one 64th of a rupee.
3. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka.

From Spanish paisa, a shortening of paisano.

paisa (plural paisas)

1. (slang) A Mexican national, especially a rural or rustic one.

• AAPIs

• IPA^(key): /paisa/, /pɛjsa/, /pɛːsa/

From Hindi पैसा (paisā)

paisa

1. money

   Synonyms: kas, larzan

• (Sursilvan, Surmiran) peisa
• (Sutsilvan) pesa

From Vulgar Latin *pēsum (with a later change of gender), from Latin pēnsum.

paisa f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) weight

• (Puter, Vallader) pais

From a shortening of paisano.

paisa m (plural paisas)

1. (Latin America, slang) Someone from a rural or rustic area.
2. (Latin America, slang) A Chinese immigrant.
3. (Colombia, informal) Someone from the Paisa Region of northwest Colombia.
4. (Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, informal) Someone from any place in Colombia.
5. (Costa Rica, informal) Someone from Nicaragua.

• (someone from the Paisa Region): antioqueño
• (someone from Colombia): colombiano
• (someone from Nicaragua): nica, nicaragüense

From Hindi पैसा (paisā).

paisa m (plural paisas)

1. paisa (a hundredth of a rupee or a taka)