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”; see -ensis

Example Sentences

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

ESE Zamora is a skull without lower jaws or indication of sex.

From An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico by Bernardo Villa R.

This ground is ESE from Monhegan Light about 2½ miles.

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