Viet

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (informal) South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or Vietnam entirely.
  • (informal) a Vietnamese person.
  • (informal) the Vietnamese language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt (Vietnamese, Yue, Vietnam).

Origin

Vietnamese

Việt

Gloss

Vietnamese, Yue, Vietnam

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