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- [welsh, welch]
- /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/
- /welʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [welsh, welch]
- /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/
Definitions of welsh word
- verb without object welsh to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you? 1
- verb without object welsh to go back on one's word: He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign. 1
- adjective welsh of or relating to Wales, its people, or their language. 1
- noun welsh the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere. 1
- noun welsh Also called Cymric, Kymric. the Celtic language of Wales. 1
- noun welsh one of a white, lop-eared breed of swine of Welsh origin that produces a large amount of lean meat. 1
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Origin of welsh
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; perhaps special use of Welsh
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Welsh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
welsh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
welsh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for welsh
verb welsh
- renege — Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
- swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
Antonyms for welsh
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