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co·pal
/
ˈkoʊ
pəl, -pæl
/
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[
koh
-p
uh
l, -pal
]
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noun
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
Mexican Spanish
<
Nahuatl
copalli
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copal
(ˈkəʊp
ə
l, -pæl)
—
n
a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers
[C16: from Spanish, from Nahuatl
copalli
resin]
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