What is the Spanish 'paisano' in Italian?

Paesano is an Italian equivalent of the Spanish Word 'paisano'. The Word in Italian is pronounced 'peye*-SAH-noh'. It may be translated as 'villager, fellow countryman, compatriot'. If the individual in question is female, then the form becomes paesana, which is pronounced 'peye-SAH-nah'.

*The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound in the English noun 'eye'.