Definition of paisa
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plural paisa
a monetary subunit of the rupee (Nepal, Pakistan) and taka — see rupee, taka at Money Table
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Then dine like a local at Gloria de la Gloria—order the bandeja paisa, a giant plate of rice, beans, meat, plantains, and more.
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Not too shabby for the paisa who still thinks himself an up-and-comer and the new kid on the block.
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Tovar suggests the bandeja paisa, a typical dish in his hometown of Pereira in the foothills of the Andes mountains.
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Origin and Etymology of paisa
ultimately from Hindi & Urdu paisā, a quarter-anna coin, from Old Indo-Aryan *padāmśa quarter part; akin to Sanskrit pada footstep and aṁśa part
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First Known Use: 1884
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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