Vietnamese
vee-et-nuh-MEEZ/viˌɛt.nəˈmiz/UKvee-uht-nuh-MEEZ/ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/
Noun pluralVietnamese
PluralVietnamese
- 1Coming from or connected to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia.
My friend grew up eating Vietnamese food at home.
We visited a beautiful Vietnamese temple on our trip.
- 2A person who comes from Vietnam or whose family came from there.
She is a Vietnamese living and working in Paris.
Many Vietnamese settled in this town after the war.
- 3The main language spoken by people in Vietnam.
He is learning Vietnamese at school this year.
Many street signs in the city are written in Vietnamese.
- 4The food and cooking style that comes from Vietnam.
Let's get Vietnamese for dinner tonight.
I have been craving Vietnamese all week.
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Origin
It comes from "Vietnam" plus the ending "-ese".