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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese debullar (compare Galician debullar), from Vulgar Latin *dēpoliāre, from Latin dēspoliāre. Doublet of despojar.
Pronunciation
Verb
debulhar (first-person singular present debulho, first-person singular preterite debulhei, past participle debulhado)
- (transitive, agriculture) to thresh (to separate the grain from the straw or husks)
- Synonyms: malhar, espalhar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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