Meanings
proper noun
- the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Cholon (a ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Origin
- VietnameseChợ Lớn
- VietnameseChợ Lớn
- EnglishCholon
Borrowed from Vietnamese Chợ Lớn.
More words from Vietnamese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 堤岸
- 堤岸 (tai⁴ ngon⁶)the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
Chinese Mandarin 堤岸
- 堤岸 (dī'àn)the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
French Cholon
- Cholonthe Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese Chợ Lớn
- Chợ Lớnthe Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
Cite this entry
APA
Cholon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cholon
MLA
“Cholon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cholon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cholon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cholon.
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