Meanings
Switzerlandof the Romance-speaking areas and population of Switzerland
archaic · derogatoryRomance (of the Romance languages and their speakers in general, particularly French and Italians)
»Mich wundert zwar nicht, sprach Schickot, was bei den Welschen geschieht, die solche Aemter und Stände mit vielem Gelde erkaufen müssen; – selten verrichtet der Richter sein Amt, ohne daß er sich schmieren läßt; warum? weil er selbst sich sein Amt durch's Schmiergeld erkauft hat.“I'm not surprised", said Schickot, with what happens among the welschen, who have to buy such offices and estates with a lot of money; – the judge rarely does his job without getting his palms greased; Why? because he bought his office by greasing a palm himself.
archaicforeign, not native
Welschkornmaize
archaicof Wales; Welsh (of the country of Wales or the Welsh language)
Swiss Standard GermanRomance-speaking
„Die Ehr' gegönnt dem Kaiser, der den Herrn / Sich nennt der deutschen und der welschen Erde“ – (Schiller, Wilhelm Tell)