paisa

IPA: pˈeɪsʌ

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
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, British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to ¹⁄₆₄ of a rupee or three pies.
(slang) A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
(slang) A Latino who is not a gangster (marero) or gang-affiliated.

Examples of "paisa" in Sentences

She and her family live in Pereira and so are considered “paisa.”
In Kerala state in South India even small grocery stores in remote villages charge 25 paisa per plastic bag.
Its full paisa vasool especially for our parents generation as it is do to with their memories of villages where they grew up.
Their music knowledge is extremely limited; outside of reggaeton, "paisa" (Mexican pop music), and the latest US fads, they know nothing else.
Then Sopo, where the main dairy plant in this region exists (Antioquia has more dairy than Cundinamarca has, but I learned nothing of the paisa production).
Even if regulations changed to allow voice over IP VOIP, it would be next to impossible for Reliance to match Airtel's incremental cost of producing one minute of voice--7 paisa!
So, only in the case where your contract says that your termination charge is more than 20 paisa, that is only where you will get hit, so it is no easy to work out, however this will impact Bharti.
The government will take something, and then give you something, says the local big man, surrounded by his coterie of fawning cops and muscle men, and a reluctant compact is made between 'paisa' and 'jaan.'
When he does play with anything it is to caress lovingly the "paisa" or pieces of money that he last earned, not to improve his dexterity but because they will give him a good meal, a cup of arak, (or intoxicating liquor) and a long lazy sleep.