name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/
US:/ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ/
CMU ARPABET:V IY0 EH1 T K AO1 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:V Y EH1 T K AO1 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the South Vietnamese government, the United States, South Korea, and Australia during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of this organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnam(ese) communist(s)”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فيت كونغ
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Chinese Mandarin:
越共
(Yuègòng)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Greek:
Βιετκόνγκ
(Vietkóngk)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Japanese:
ベトコン
(Betokon)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Khmer:
វៀតកុង
(viet koŋ)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Korean:
베트콩
(Beteukong)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Lao:
ຫວຽດກົງ
(huāit kong)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Russian:
Вьетко́нг
(Vʹjetkóng)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Thai:
เวียดกง
(wîat gong)
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Vietnamese:
MTDTGPMNVN
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Vietnamese:
Việt Cộng
— a communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia
Portuguese:
vietcongue
— a member of the Vietcong guerrilla
Portuguese:
vietcong
— a member of the Vietcong guerrilla
Portuguese:
viet cong
— a member of the Vietcong guerrilla
