copal
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copal
- /ˈkoʊpəl/ US
- /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/ UK
Rhymes with (US) -oʊpəl, (UK) -əʊpəl
Where it comes from
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
noun copals
- A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
- 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 […]
Translations
Talk about this word "copal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/copal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. copal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/copal "copal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/copal.Cite this
@misc{copal_2026,
title = {copal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
