Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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