galés
Welsh
adjective gah-LEHS Rare
Origin: From Spanish Gales (Wales), the country name.
Usage Note
Galés refers to Wales, its people, or its language. As a noun it can mean a Welsh person (un galés) or the Welsh language (habla galés — he speaks Welsh). The feminine form is galesa. Note the written accent on the final s, which is kept in the plural galeses but dropped when the stress shifts naturally.
Examples
"El rugby galés es famoso en todo el mundo."
Natural Translation
Welsh rugby is famous throughout the world.

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