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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