chwerw

• chero, cherv, chuerw, guero

From Proto-Brythonic *xwerw, from Proto-Celtic *swerwos.

• IPA^(key): /xwerw/

chwerw

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

• Welsh: chwerw

From Middle Welsh chwerw, from Proto-Brythonic *hwerw, from Proto-Celtic *swerwos.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɛrʊ/
• (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχweːru/, /ˈχwɛru/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʍeːru/, /ˈʍɛru/

chwerw (feminine singular chwerw, plural chwerwon, equative chwerwed, comparative chwerwach, superlative chwerwaf)

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “chwerw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies