Vietnamese

adj, noun — 3 senses

Vietnamese

adj

UK /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/

Etymology From Vietnam + -ese.

1

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

As I rubbed my face, a middle-aged man gripped my neck, the way Vietnamese fathers or uncles often do when trying to pour their strength into you.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 228:

Derived terms: anti-Vietnamese, East Vietnamese Sea, Vietnamese balm, Vietnamese cassia, Vietnamese cilantro, Vietnamese cinnamon, Vietnamese coffee, Vietnamese coriander, Vietnamese fermented glutinous rice, Vietnamese fermented sticky rice, Vietnamese fermented sweet rice, Vietnamese greenfinch, Vietnamese mint, Vietnamese mossy frog, Vietnameseness, Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, Vietnamese sandwich, Vietnamese spring roll, Vietnamese studies, Vietnamese time bomb, Vietnamese tuberculosis

Vietnamese

noun

Etymology From Vietnam + -ese.

1

In plural A person or people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent.

They were buried in a gravesite near Kai Tak, alongside other Vietnamese who hadn’t made it safely to shore.2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 36:

2

Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

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