copal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
copal (countable and uncountable, plural copals)
- A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
Derived termsEdit
- Accra copal (Daniellia ogea)
- Brazilian copal (Hymenaea courbaril)
- Cameroons gum copal (Guibourtia demeusei)
- Congo copal (Guibourtia demeusei)
- East African copal (Hymenaea verrucosa)
- East Indian copal (Canarium bengalense)
- gum copal (Daniellia ogea)
- gum-copal (Guibourtia copallifera)
- kauri copal (Agathis spp.)
- Madagascar copal (Hymenaea verrucosa)
- Manilla copal (Agathis spp.)
- Niger copal (Daniellia thurifera)
- Sierra Leone copal (Guibourtia copallifera)
- Sudan copal (Daniellia thurifera)
- West African copal (Daniellia oliveri)
- West African gum copal (Daniellia oliveri)
- Zanzibar copal (Hymenaea verrucosa)
TranslationsEdit
tree resin
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
copal m (uncountable)
Further readingEdit
- “copal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
copal m (uncountable)
DescendantsEdit
Descendants of copal in other languages
Further readingEdit
- “copal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.