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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
welch /wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. Informal Terms welsh.
welch•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
welsh /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/USA pronunciation  also welch, v. 
    [~ + on + ] obj][Often Offensive.]
  1. Informal Termsto fail to pay what is owed:He welshed on his debts.
  2. Informal Termsto go back on one's word.
welsh•er, n. [countable]

Welsh /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to Wales.
    2. of or relating to the language spoken by many of the people in Wales.

    n. 
    1. [plural;
      the + ~;
      used with a plural verb]       the people born or living in Wales.
    2. [uncountable] the language spoken by many of the people in Wales.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
welch  (welch, welsh),USA pronunciation v.i. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termswelsh.
welch′er, n. 

Welch  (welch, welsh),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
  1. Language VarietiesWelsh.

Welch  (welch, welsh),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical James, born 1940, U.S. poet and novelist.
  2. Biographical Joseph Nye, 1890–1960, U.S. trial lawyer.
  3. Biographical Robert, Jr., 1899–1985, U.S. candy manufacturer: founder of the John Birch Society 1958.
  4. Biographical William Henry, 1850–1934, U.S. medical pathologist and educator.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
welsh  (welsh, welch),USA pronunciation v.i. [Informal]([sometimes offensive]).
  1. Informal Termsto cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt:You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?
  2. Informal Termsto go back on one's word:He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign.
Also, welch. 
  • perh. special use of Welsh 1855–60
welsh′er, n. 

Welsh  (welsh, welch),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Wales, its people, or their language.

n. 
  1. Language Varietiesthe inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere.
  2. Language VarietiesAlso called Cymric, Kymric. the Celtic language of Wales.
  3. Animal Husbandryone of a white, lop-eared breed of swine of Welsh origin that produces a large amount of lean meat.
Also, Welch. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English Welische, Old English Welisc, derivative of Walh Briton, foreigner (compare Latin Volcae a Gallic tribe); cognate with German welsch foreign, Italian

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
welsh, welch /wɛlʃ/ vb (intransitive) often followed by on: slang
  1. to fail to pay a gambling debt
  2. to fail to fulfil an obligation
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown originˈwelsher, ˈwelcher n

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