ese

E1S1E1
US/ˈɛˌseɪ//ˈiːz/

noun

dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

Similar
Managalasieast southeast
OriginMexican Spanish ése →
Less commonScrabble 3
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Meanings

ese1

nounese (plural eses)

plural eses

  1. USdude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

ese2

nounese (plural eses)

plural eses

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of ease.

ESE3

nounESE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of east-southeast.
adjectiveESE (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of east-southeast.
adverbESE (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of east-southeast.

Ese4

proper noun
  1. A language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

    Synonyms: Managalasi

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Similar
Managalasi

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe compass point midway between east and southeast

Similar
east southeast
Broader
compass pointpoint
Also see
managalasi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

ese · noun

  1. Mexican Spanishése“dude”
  2. Englishese

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”).

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ese · noun

Cf. ease.

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Translations

Hungarian K-DK
  • K-DKinitialism of east-southeast
Portuguese és-sudeste, ESE
  • és-sudesteinitialism of east-southeast
  • ESEinitialism of east-southeast

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ese

SAessay
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Sounds the same

essay

Anagrams

see
Cite this entry
APA

ese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ese

MLA

“ese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ese. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ese.

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