about greenhorns...

[ladorada]

Which of these would a Welsh use most probably?

greenhorn
colt
tenderfoot
tyro

...or maybe something else?

tnx

[Narolines]

As, to the best of my knowledge, these are all American expressions, I'd suggest probably none of the above. A Welsh person would probably use a Welsh word, and as I don't speak Welsh I can't suggest what that might be; but if it happened to be an English-speaking Welsh person, I'd guess probably novice. BTW, doesn't "tyro" mean an amateur or dabbler, rather than an inexperienced person or beginner?

[VS Prasad]

greenhorn: Etymology - obsolete greenhorn animal with green or young horns

1 : an inexperienced or naive person
2 : a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs

colt - Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Swedish dialect kult half-grown pig.

1 a : FOAL; especially : a male foal b : a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (as four years).

2 : a young untried person.

tenderfoot - Inflected Form(s): plural ten�der�feet /-"fEt /; also ten�der�foots /-"futs/

1 : a newcomer in a comparatively rough or newly settled region; especially : one not hardened to frontier or outdoor life

2 : an inexperienced beginner : NOVICE

tyro - Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin tiro young soldier, tyro

: a beginner in learning : NOVICE

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