wélter

welterweight

noun WEL-tehr Rare

Origin: From English welterweight, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Usage Note

Wélter (also written welter) is a boxing and combat-sports weight category between lightweight and middleweight (roughly 63.5–67 kg). The written accent on the first syllable (wélter) marks the stress for Spanish orthography, since the word is a loanword from English. The full form peso wélter (welterweight class) is standard in sports journalism. The gender is masculine: el wélter.

Examples

"Compitió en la categoría wélter del campeonato."

Natural Translation

He competed in the welterweight category of the championship.

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