copal
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and…A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
копалkopal
(countable, uncountable)Any of certain trees of the genus Bursera, commonly used in wood-carving.
2013, Brian Belcher, Bruce M. Campbell, Anthony Cunningham, Carving out a Future Bursera aloexylon belongs to the copals, a group of trees recognized within the ethnotaxonomical Nahuatl system […]
- a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
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Forms
plural: copalsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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