welsh
IPA: wˈɛɫtʃ
Root Word: Welsh
noun
- (uncountable) The Welsh language.
- (collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales.
- A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
- An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
- A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.
verb
- (derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
- (derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.
adjective
- (now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation.
- Of or pertaining to Wales.
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
- Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.)
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Examples of "welsh" in Sentences
- She can speak Welsh well.
- The singe is in the Welsh language.
- The area contained a bastion of the Welsh language.
- It is insulting to both the Scottish and the Welsh.
- It is also notable for Cerys Matthews' strong welsh brogue.
- Iolo is the diminutive of Iorwerth, the Welsh form of Edward.
- In conclusion the penal laws restricted the lives of the welsh people.
- The services in the majority of the chapels were in the Welsh language.
- In conclusion, the penal laws restricted the lives of the welsh people.
- In Welsh mythology, Olwen is the daughter and aunt of the giant Ysbaddaden.
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