ESE

¹

Or E.S.E.

abbreviation

1. east-southeast.

-ese

²

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 .

-ese

¹

suffix

1. indicating place of origin, language, or style

   Cantonese

   Japanese

   journalese

ESE

²

symbol

1. east-southeast

Word History and Origins

Origin of ESE¹

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

"This tornado is still on the ground. Moving just to the west of Platteville, or ESE of Mead. Take cover now if in this area!" it warned at 5:20 p.m.

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As important, in its Texas operations, ESE hasn’t phased out its use of natural gas.

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While some of ESE’s client institutions could be characterized as struggling in some essential areas, this is not the case for all.

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When highly qualified ESE personnel must test rather than work with their challenging population of students, ESE student success rates decrease.

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ESE Zamora is a skull without lower jaws or indication of sex.

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When To Use

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 ]