gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• chu nom (formerly used Vietnamese script based on Chinese characters)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• Cao Dai, Caodaism, Caodaiism

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• banh mi (sandwich)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• Doi Moi (Vietnamese economic reforms initiated in 1986)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• quoc ngu (Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet)

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• Tet, Vietnamese New Year

gairaigo  Vietnamese origin  noun  noun (generic) 

• non la (Vietnamese conical hat)