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ese

/ˈiːz//ˈɛˌseɪ/

ese noun: dude, man. (Usually used vocatively). Also the obsolete spelling of ease.

Noun (1)

ese (plural eses)

  1. (US) dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

Noun (2) capitalized: ESE

ESE (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of east-southeast.

Adjective capitalized: ESE

ESE (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of east-southeast.

Adverb capitalized: ESE

ESE (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of east-southeast.

Proper noun capitalized: Ese

Ese

  1. A language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
    Synonyms:
    Managalasi

Also used as

ese is also the obsolete spelling of ease.

Synonyms of ese

Forms of ese

pluraleses

Plural of ese: eses

Origin of ese

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”).

Cf. ease.

Words that rhyme with ese

Questions about ese

What does ese mean?
Ese means dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).
What part of speech is ese?
Ese can be a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ese?
Ese is pronounced /ˈɛˌseɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of ese?
The plural of ese is eses.

Words near ese in the dictionary

  1. ESDR
  2. esdragol
  3. esdragon
  4. Esdras
  5. ESDs
  6. ese
  7. ESEA
  8. ESEAP
  9. eselyu
  10. esemplastic
  11. esemplastically

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