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Californese

Californese proper noun: the dialect of American English spoken in California.

Proper noun

Californese

  1. (rare) The dialect of American English spoken in California.

Synonyms of Californese

Origin of Californese

Clipping of California + -ese.

Questions about Californese

What does Californese mean?
Californese means the dialect of American English spoken in California.
What part of speech is Californese?
Californese is a proper noun.

Words near Californese in the dictionary

  1. Califf
  2. Califfs
  3. Califia
  4. califont
  5. californate
  6. Californese
  7. California
  8. California bankroll
  9. California bankrolls
  10. California barberries
  11. California barberry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Californese (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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