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

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

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

From Washington Times

At daylight on the morning of the 11th, the Atlantic was got under way, and by eight o'clock was clear of the Heads, standing to the ESE with a fresh breeze at south.

From Project Gutenberg

This ridge also is of somewhat indefinite area, being perhaps 20 miles long in an ESE by WNW direction by 1½ to three miles wide.

From Project Gutenberg

Parts of the horizon observed WNW and ESE.

From Project Gutenberg