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belah

be·lah
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee-luh]
    • /ˈbi lə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee-luh]
    • /ˈbi lə/

Definitions of belah word

  • noun belah an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina cristata, yielding a useful timber 3
  • abbreviation BELAH beefwood. 1

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Origin of belah

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65, belah is from the Wiradjuri word bilārr

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Parts of speech for Belah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

belah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

belah usage trend in Literature

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