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-ese (ēz, ēs)

    1. of a country or place Javanese
    2. in the language or dialect of Cantonese
    3. in the style of Carlylese
    1. a person born or living in Portuguese
    2. the language or dialect of Brooklynese
    3. the style of or the jargon associated with: often used jocularly or derogatorily to form nonce words journalese

Etymology: OFr -eis, It -ese < L -ensis

Browse dictionary entries near -ese

  1. ‹ ESE
  2. ‹ Esdras
  3. ‹ Esdraelon
  4. ‹ escutcheon
  5. ‹ Escurial
  6. ‹ esculent
  7. ‹ escudo
  8. ‹ escrow
  9. ‹ escritoire
  10. ‹ escort
  1. esemplastic ›
  2. eserine ›
  3. ESF ›
  4. Esfahán ›
  5. Esk ›
  6. esker ›
  7. Eskimo ›
  8. Eskimo-Aleut ›
  9. Eskimo dog ›
  10. Eskişehir ›