What does paisa mean?
Paisa means A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee..
Paisa
/ˈpaɪsə/ · noun
Meaning
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee..
Definitions by Sense
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka.
- A subdivision of currency, equal to one thousandth of an Omani rial.
- (historical) A subdivision of various former currencies of India.
- (slang) A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
- (slang) A Latino who is not a gangster nor gang-affiliated.
Example Sentences
... prison, talked about his relationship with drug traffickers in Mexico some twenty-five years before. His street gang had a relationship with a paisa wholesaler. An understanding of respect existed between Rubén's gang and its paisa supplier[…] Wrangler, a White man who associated with the Aryan Brotherhood while in priso, described how the changing demographics of his neighborhood led to his being introduced to paisas who were moving meth in from Mexico. […] Wrangler went on to describe a specific contact from his neighborhood, Carlos, who […] had gone on to become part of a Latino stret gang and later a prison gang and had a connection with a wholesaler.
[The story] came to me in various versions from marero and paisa inmates who had been incarcerated in the early 2000s. “El Spyder. I knew him. He was sureño,” said Carlos, an[…]
Synonyms for paisa
Antonyms for paisa
Related Words
Word Forms
- paisas
- paise
- baisa
- baiza
- poysha
- poisha
- pice
- pesa
- pajsa
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for paisa?
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What is the opposite of paisa?
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How do you use paisa in a sentence?
... prison, talked about his relationship with drug traffickers in Mexico some twenty-five years before. His street gang had a relationship with a paisa wholesaler. An understanding of respect existed between Rubén's gang and its paisa supplier[…] Wrangler, a White man who associated with the Aryan Brotherhood while in priso, described how the changing demographics of his neighborhood led to his being introduced to paisas who were moving meth in from Mexico. […] Wrangler went on to describe a specific contact from his neighborhood, Carlos, who […] had gone on to become part of a Latino stret gang and later a prison gang and had a connection with a wholesaler.
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