Tet
[ tet ]
noun
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Origin of Tet
1From the Vietnamese word tê´t
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How to use Tet in a sentence
This notice, no doubt, caused the partakers in drawing-room Tet-a-tets to share in the pangs of jealousy, with silent resentment.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tet
Tet
/ (tɛt) /
noun
the New Year as celebrated in Vietnam during the first seven days of the first lunar month of the year
Origin of Tet
1Vietnamese
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