belah
[ bee-luh ]
/ ˈbi lə /
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noun
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Origin of belah
First recorded in 1860–65, belah is from the Wiradjuri word bilārr
Words nearby belah
Bela, belabor, belabor the point, belabour, Belafonte, belah, bélandre, Bel and the Dragon, Belarus, Belarussian, Belasco
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British Dictionary definitions for belah
belah
belar
/ (ˈbiːlɑː) /
noun
an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina glauca, yielding a useful timber
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