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   Welsh

   /wɛl(t)ʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to Wales, its people, or their language.

   noun

   • 1. the Celtic language of Wales, spoken by about 500,000 people (mainly bilingual in English). Descended from the Brythonic language spoken in most of Roman Britain, it has been strongly revived after a long decline.
   • 2. the people of Wales collectively.

   Word Origin Old EnglishWelisc, Wælisc, from a Germanic word meaning ‘foreigner’, from Latin Volcae, the name of a Celtic people.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Welshness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

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