Topic: LINGUISTICS
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| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | -es and Italian -ese, from Latin -ensis |
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-ese
1SA [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).
the Viennese (=people from Vienna).l'm learning Japanese (=the language of Japan).2SA [in adjectives] belonging to a particular country or place : Chinese music
Chinese music3SL [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)
journalese (=language used in newspapers)officialese (=language used in official or legal writing)