"copal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkoʊpəl/ [US], /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copal.wav Forms: copals [plural]
Rhymes: (US) -oʊpəl, (UK) -əʊpəl Etymology: From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|copal}} Spanish copal, {{der|en|nci|copalli||incense}} Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} copal (countable and uncountable, plural copals)
  1. A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tree resin): copal [masculine] (French), copale [masculine] (Italian), kopal [masculine] (Polish), copal [masculine] (Portuguese), goma copal [feminine] (Portuguese), copal [masculine] (Spanish), kopal (Tagalog), poom (Yucatec Maya), pom (Yucatec Maya)
    Sense id: en-copal-en-noun-oy4o0ANE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Yucatec Maya translations, Detarioideae subfamily plants, Gums and resins, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Yucatec Maya translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Detarioideae subfamily plants: 51 49 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'tree resin': 68 32
  2. Any of certain trees of the genus Bursera, commonly used in wood-carving. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-copal-en-noun-GUz522H8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Detarioideae subfamily plants, Gums and resins, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Detarioideae subfamily plants: 51 49 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amber
Derived forms: Accra copal (taxonomic: Daniellia ogea), Brazilian copal (taxonomic: Hymenaea courbaril), Cameroons gum copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia demeusei), Congo copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia demeusei), copaliferous, copalite, copal tree, East African copal (taxonomic: Hymenaea verrucosa), East Indian copal (taxonomic: Canarium bengalense), gum-copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia copallifera), gum copal (taxonomic: Daniellia ogea), jackass copal, kauri copal (taxonomic: Agathis spp.), Madagascar copal (taxonomic: Hymenaea verrucosa), Manilla copal (taxonomic: Agathis spp.), Niger copal (taxonomic: Daniellia thurifera), Sierra Leone copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia copallifera), Sudan copal (taxonomic: Daniellia thurifera), West African copal (taxonomic: Daniellia oliveri), West African gum copal (taxonomic: Daniellia oliveri), Zanzibar copal (taxonomic: Hymenaea verrucosa)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "yua",
      "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
      "lang_code": "yua",
      "sense": "tree resin",
      "word": "pom"
    }
  ],
  "word": "copal"
}

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