Portuguese edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese debullar (compare Galician debullar), from Vulgar Latin *dēpoliāre, from Latin dēspoliāre. Doublet of despojar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.buˈʎaɾ/ [dɨ.βuˈʎaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.buˈʎa.ɾi/ [dɨ.βuˈʎa.ɾi]

Verb edit

debulhar (first-person singular present debulho, first-person singular preterite debulhei, past participle debulhado)

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to thresh (to separate the grain from the straw or husks)
    Synonyms: malhar, espalhar

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