trillado

noun

tril·​la·​do

trə̇ˈyä(ˌ)dō,

-ä(ˌ)t͟hō

plural -s

: market coffee prepared by drying the beans in the sun

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, past participle of trillar to thresh, probably from trillo threshing machine, from Latin tribulum threshing board

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