Vlach
pronunciation
How to pronounce Vlach in British English:
UK [vlæk,vlɑ:k]
How to pronounce Vlach in American English:
US [vlɑū]
Word Origin
- Vlach (n.)
- "member of a Latin-speaking race of the Balkans, a Walachian or Rumanian," 1841, from Bulgarian vlakh or Serbian vlah, from Old Church Slavonic vlakhu, a Slavic adoptation of Germanic *walh (source of Old English wealh) "foreigner," especially applied to Celts and Latins (see Welsh).