"ese" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛˌseɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ese.wav Forms: eses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛseɪ Etymology: From Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|ése||dude}} Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ese (plural eses)
  1. (US) dude, man. (Usually used vocatively). Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ese-en-noun-8Of7T0p2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: eses [plural]
Etymology: Cf. ease. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ese (plural eses)
  1. Obsolete spelling of ease. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: ease
    Sense id: en-ese-en-noun-w-fkP3mt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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