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A
Ao Dai The body-hugging traditional garb for Vietnamese women, rather reminiscent to the Chinese cheongsam.
D
Dong Vietnamese currency as of 1978.
M
Montagnards A term of French origin that refers to the Vietnamese hill-tribes and anything to do with them.
N
Nonla The Vietnamese conical straw hat.
Nuoc Mam Fish sauce.
P
Pho it is a traditional Vietnamese soup dish made with thinly sliced meat (pork or beef) and rice noodles serves with various condiments.
R
Ruou de A Vietnamese liquor distilled either glutinous or non-glutinous rice.
S
Sampan A flat-bottomed wooden boat of Chinese origins.
X
Xe om A popular means of transportation, especially in urban Vietnam, where the passenger rides on the back of motorbike's driver.
