ese

/ˈese/ · A1 · det

that

ese = that one near YOU; este has a T for this, touching me

From Latin ipse (himself, that very one). Spanish has three distances: este (this, by me), ese (that, by you), aquel (that, far from both). Ese is also Mexican and Chicano slang for dude, used as a greeting.

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