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Vietcong


Viet·cong

noun
\vē-ˈet-ˈkäŋ, vyet-, ˌvē-ət-, vēt-, -ˈkŋ\
plural Vietcong

Definition of VIETCONG

: a guerrilla member of the Vietnamese Communist movement

Origin of VIETCONG

Vietnamese Việt-cộng
First Known Use: 1957

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