n.
Function: noun suffix
Inflected Form: plural -ese
1 : native or resident of (a specified place or country) <Chin ese >
2 a : language of (a particular place, country, or nationality) <Canton ese > b : speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (a specified place, person, group, discipline, subject, or activity) ― usually in words applied in depreciation <journal ese > <baseball ese >