welsh

verb · adjectiveA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

welshes

V_ing/Gerund

welshing

V_ed/pp

welshedwelch

1.
(derogatory, offensive, sometimes)(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
2.
(derogatory, offensive, sometimes)(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more welshmost welsh

Superlative

welchWelsh

1.
(obsolete)Foreign.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

welshnut walnutWelsh oniongypjew down

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Nguồn gốc từ

Sometimes held to derive from disparaging stereotypes about the Welsh, though firm evidence of this derivation is lacking. Compare gyp (swindle), probably from Gypsy, and jew (defraud), from Jew.