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debulhar

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • desbulhar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Derived terms

  • debulhar-se em lágrimas

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