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Meaning of Welsh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
wɛlʃ

Definitions

  1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
  2. The Welsh language.
    uncountable
  3. The people of Wales.
    collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable
  4. An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
  5. A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
    countable, uncountable
  6. A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.

Equivalents

Examples

“9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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