Siamese

¹Si·a·mese

adj \ˌsī-ə-ˈmēz, -ˈmēs\

Definition of SIAMESE

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Thailand, the Thais, or their language

2

: exhibiting great resemblance : very like

3

not capitalized : connecting two or more pipes or hoses so as to permit discharge in a single stream

Origin of SIAMESE

Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from Siamese twin

First Known Use: 1693

Rhymes with SIAMESE

Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees