Pe|king|ese

Pe|king|ese «_PEE kihng EEZ, -EES», noun, plural -ese, adjective.

–n.

1. a very small dog originally of China, with long silky hair and a pug nose.

2. a native or inhabitant of Peking, China: »

Most Pekingese, men and women alike, now wear a baleful blue dungaree uniform that gives them, and the city streets, a monotonous look (Time).

3. the form of Chinese used in Peking, he standard form of Mandarin.

–adj.

of or having to do with Peking or its people.