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(usually capitalized as Tet) The Vietnamese New Year, celebrated at the arrival of spring based on the lunisolar calendar, marking the most important festival and holiday in Vietnamese culture.
"Families across Vietnam gather to prepare traditional dishes and honor their ancestors during Tet."
The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ט) and related Semitic abjads, having the numerical value of nine.
"In traditional Hebrew gematria, the letter tet represents the number nine."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its sense as the Vietnamese New Year (capitalized as Tet), it is borrowed from Vietnamese Tết, shortened from Tết Nguyên Đán (Feast of the First Morning of the First Day), derived from Sino-Vietnamese 節 (season, festival). As the letter of the Semitic abjad, it derives from Hebrew טֵית (ṭêṯ), from Phoenician.