Bengalese

[ ben-guh-leez, -lees, beng- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Bengal; Bengali.

noun

, plural Ben·ga·lese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Bengal; Bengali.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bengalese¹

First recorded in 1770–80; Bengal + -ese

Example Sentences

On Saturday, Okpokwasili is joined by the singer and composer Samita Sinha, who uses Bengalese Baul music, a spiritual folk tradition, to explore her cultural heritage through voice and body; Okpokwasili contributes songs from her recently released first album.

From New York Times

Until recently the GRC was known only from two songbirds: the zebra finch and its close relative the Bengalese finch.

From Scientific American

If you want a no-fuss, no-muss pet, consider the Bengalese finch.

From Science Magazine

In his talk at Evolang, ornithologist Kazuo Okanoya of the Riken Center for Brain Science in Wako, Japan, focused on the munia and the Bengalese finch, which people domesticated some 250 years ago.

From Science Magazine

Dr. Woolley’s lab has been looking into the acoustic systems of zebra, bengalese and long-tailed finches to see how their brains take in and process sounds — learning, performing and analyzing different parts of them to make sense of songs.

From New York Times