copal

[ koh-puhl, -pal ]

noun
  1. a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.

Origin of copal

1
1570–80; <Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl copalli

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copal

/ (ˈkəʊpəl, -pæl) /


noun
  1. a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers

Origin of copal

1
C16: from Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli resin

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