Phrase guide

Welsh corgi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɛlʃ ˈkɔːɡi/
  • General-American: /wɛlʃ ˈkɔɹɡi/
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corgi

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corgi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris

Narrower terms: Pembroke, Pembroke Welsh corgi, Cardigan, Cardigan Welsh corgi

History

Etymology

From Welsh + corgi.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уелско корги (uelsko korgi) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Finnish: walesincorgi — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Finnish: walesinpaimenkoira — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Hebrew: ולש קורגי — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Japanese: ウェルシュ・コーギー (Werushu kōgī) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Korean: 웰시 코기 (welsi kogi) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Macedonian: велшко корги (velško korgi) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Russian: вельш-ко́рги (velʹš-kórgi) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Spanish: corgi galés — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Ukrainian: валлійський коргі (vallijsʹkyj korhi) — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi
  • Vietnamese: chó Corgi Wales — type of herding dog originating from Wales — see also corgi