-ese /iːz/ BrE AmE suffix
[ Language: Portuguese ; Origin: -es and Italian -ese , from Latin -ensis ]
1 . [in nouns] the people or language of a particular country or place:
the Viennese (=people from Vienna)
l’m learning Japanese (=the language of Japan) .
2 . [in adjectives] belonging to a particular country or place:
Chinese music
3 . [in nouns] informal language or words used by a particular group, especially when it sounds ugly or is difficult to understand:
journalese (=language used in newspapers)
officialese (=language used in official or legal writing)