"copal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkoʊpəl/ [US], /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copal.wav [Southern-England] 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. Wikipedia link: copal Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Detarioideae subfamily plants, Sumac family plants Related terms: amber Translations (tree resin): copal [masculine] (French), copale [masculine] (Italian), 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Derived forms: Accra copal (taxonomic: Daniellia ogea), Brazilian copal (taxonomic: Hymenaea courbaril), Cameroons gum copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia demeusei), Congo copal (taxonomic: Guibourtia demeusei), 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)

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