Today I learned "paisa" is a subunit of the Indian rupee - here we call "paisa" to all things related to a specific region of Colombia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_(region))
I think paisa literally translates as "country man." In jail every older Latino is automatically a "paisa" and it is seen by many as a derogatory term.
The word "Paisa" is also used generally for "money" depending on the context. But specifically, 100 Paisas = 1 INR (Rupee).
its also a term used to refer to women with a certain "look" from medellin. my ex was an example. "paisa as an areppa" is a pretty common term there.
Tell us, what does it mean? "as an areppa" suggests flat and round...?
It's the same as saying "American as a burger", arepa is just a traditional food in Colombia, a bread made of corn
Ok but I was wondering if you'd describe the "look".
to be honest, I don't actually know but I've heard it from multiple people when I was in Medellin in reference to girls. none of them were "flat and round." I think it just refers to them being from the same area. "american as apple pie"
Exactly. It's this.
What? Yeah, that's a say, but "Paisas" are all the people from Antioquia (Medellin is the capital), Quindio and Risaralda. All of us are Paisas. That say could be referenced to any person from there, because of the look or way to talk or just because we were born there.