-ese
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adjective suffixDefinition of -ESE
: of, relating to, or originating in (a certain place or country) <Japanese>
Origin of -ESE
Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese, from Latin -ensis
2-ese
noun suffix plural -ese
Definition of -ESE
1
: native or resident of (a specified place or country) <Chinese>
2
a : language of (a particular place, country, or nationality) <Cantonese> b : speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (a specified place, person, group, discipline, subject, or activity) —usually in words applied in depreciation <journalese> <baseballese>
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