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-ese suffix [ iːz ]

• forming adjectives and nouns denoting an inhabitant or language of a country or city.
• "Japanese"
• (especially with reference to language) forming adjectives and nouns denoting character or style.
• "journalese"
Origin: from Old French -eis, based on Latin -ensis .

ese noun

• (in Spanish-speaking regions) used as a form of address for a man.
• "I told him all about you, ese"
Origin: Mexican Spanish.

ESE abbreviation

• east-south-east.


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