American English pronunciation

How to pronounce welsh

IPA transcription: ['wɛltʃ]

Pronunciation variants: ['wɛltʃ]['wɛlʃ]

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Noun

  • a native or resident of Wales

  • a Celtic language of Wales

  • a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales

Verb

  • cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

Adjective

  • of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language

    “the Welsh coast”

    “Welsh syntax”

Usage examples

  • The roof is pitched and of Welsh slate.
  • His paternal grandparents were Welsh.
  • There is a Welsh folk song named after the best-known of these.
  • The selfish Welsh wish to sell fish, which smells swell when getting squished.
  • Our guide told us stories of Scandinavian mythology in a Welsh accent.
  • The selfish Welsh wish to sell fish, which smells swell when getting squished.
  • Tremadog is a thriving Welsh-speaking village, where the language is in everyday use.
  • In Welsh this is pronounced as a long A.
  • The selfish Welsh wish to sell fish, which smells swell when getting squished.
  • He translated the whole text into Welsh.