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    ESE
    abbreviation
  • -ese
    -ese
    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 American  
Or E.S.E.

abbreviation

  1. east-southeast.


-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 .


-ese 1 British  

suffix

  1. indicating place of origin, language, or style

    Cantonese

    Japanese

    journalese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ESE 2 British  

symbol

  1. east-southeast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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”; see -ensis

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Esco Technologies ESE -3.31%decrease; red down pointing triangle agreed to acquire TBG’s Megger Group business in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $2.35 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

The proprietary, high-quality pressurized portafilter can use pressurized and unpressurized baskets to accommodate pre-ground coffee, fresh ground or ESE pods.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

“He’s a rock star here,” said Joe Haskill, who leads Ida Baker’s ESE program.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2016

This is ESE from White Island, from which its inner edge is distant ¼ mile and the outer edge about 4 miles.

From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Walter H. Rich

Lies ESE from Petit Manan 4 or 5 miles.

From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Walter H. Rich

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