Marshallese

[mahr-shuh-leez, -lees]

Mar·shall·ese

[mahr-shuh-leez, -lees] noun, plural Mar·shall·ese, adjective
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of the Marshall Islands, especially a member of a Micronesian people native to the Marshall Islands.
2.
the Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, their inhabitants, or their language.

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Marshallese is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1940–45; Marshall (Islands) + -ese
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