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-ese


suffix
[Language: Portuguese;Origin: -es and Italian -ese, from Latin -ensis]
[in nouns]
the people or language of a particular country or place
 the Viennese (=people from Vienna) .
 l'm learning Japanese (=the language of Japan) .
[in adjectives]
belonging to a particular country or place
 Chinese music
[in nouns]informal
language or words used by a particular group, especially when it sounds ugly or is difficult to understand
 journalese (=language used in newspapers)
 officialese (=language used in official or legal writing)