noun
Viet
noun
1
A Vietnamese person (informal, sometimes used in compounds like "Viet Cong").
"The article referred to the local Viet community in the city."
adj
1
Vietnamese.
"They ran a small Viet restaurant downtown."
How to Use Viet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short form referring to Vietnam, the Vietnamese people, or their language, mostly seen in compound words.
When to use it
Rarely stands alone in careful writing; usually appears as part of a longer term such as "Vietnamese" or "Viet Cong."
Word Forms
more Viet comparative, Viets plural, most Viet superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt, the traditional name of the Vietnamese people.