belah

[ bee-luh ]
/ ˈbi lə /

noun

beefwood.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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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, belarus, belarussian, belasco, belated, belau
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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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