ESE

¹ American  

Or E.S.E.

abbreviation

1. east-southeast.

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-ese ² American  

1. a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of placenames, especially countries or cities; frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language: Faroese; Japanese; Vietnamese; Viennese . By analogy with such language names, -ese occurs in coinages denoting in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; bureaucratese; journalese; computerese .

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-ese ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating place of origin, language, or style

   Cantonese

   Japanese

   journalese

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ESE ² British  

symbol

1. east-southeast

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Usage

What else does ese mean? Ese, amigo, hombre. Or, in English slang, dude, bro, homey.Ese is a Mexican-Spanish slang term of address for a fellow man.How do you pronounce ese?[ es-ey ] or [ ey-sey ]

Etymology

Origin of -ese

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably originally from Italian -ese, later representing Spanish, Portuguese -es, French -ais, -ois, all from Latin -ēnsem “pertaining to, originating in”; -ensis

Example Sentences

"This tornado is still on the ground. Moving just to the west of Platteville, or ESE of Mead. Take cover now if in this area!" it warned at 5:20 p.m.

From Fox News

As important, in its Texas operations, ESE hasn’t phased out its use of natural gas.

From Seattle Times

While some of ESE’s client institutions could be characterized as struggling in some essential areas, this is not the case for all.

From Forbes

When highly qualified ESE personnel must test rather than work with their challenging population of students, ESE student success rates decrease.

From Washington Post

CST: Power lines and trees were downed and structural damage occurred 6 miles ESE of Athens, Ala.

From Scientific American