SINCE 1828
ESE
abbreviationDefinition of ESE
(Entry 1 of 3)
east-southeast
-ese
adjective suffixDefinition of -ese (Entry 2 of 3)
: of, relating to, or originating in (a certain place or country)
Japanese
-ese
noun suffix
plural -ese
Definition of -ese (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: native or resident of (a specified place or country)
Chinese
2a
: 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 journalesebaseballese
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