copal

From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊpəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/

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• Rhymes: (US) -oʊpəl, (UK) -əʊpəl

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.

• amber

• P'cola, P-cola, POLAC, placo-, polac

From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.pal/

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copal m (uncountable)

1. copal

• “copal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

• IPA^(key): /koˈpal/ [koˈpal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: co‧pal

copal m (plural copales)

1. copal (tree resin)
2. any of several trees from which copal is extracted

• “copal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• copla
• palco
• placo
• polca