Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

californese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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The dialect of American English spoken in California.

Clipping of California + -ese.

What does californese mean?: The dialect of American English spoken in California.
Where does californese come from?: Clipping of California + -ese.

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