I. |ēz, |ēs adjective suffix
Etymology: Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese, adjective & noun suffix, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin -esis, from Latin -ensis
: of, relating to, or originating in (a certain place or country)
Japan ese
Vienn ese
II. noun suffix
( plural -ese )
Etymology: Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese
1. : native or resident (of a specified place or country)
Chin ese
2.
a. : the language (of a particular place, country, or nationality)
Siam ese
Canton ese
b. : speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (a specified place, person, or group) — usually in words applied in dislike or contempt
Carlyl ese
journal ese
Pentagon ese
federal ese