copal

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊpəl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊp(ə)l/ Rhymes: (US) -oʊpəl, (UK) -əʊpəl === Noun === copal (countable and uncountable, plural 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 […] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === amber === Anagrams === P'cola, P-cola, POLAC, placo-, polac == French == === Etymology === From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.pal/ === Noun === copal m (uncountable) copal === Further reading === “copal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈpal/ [koˈpal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: co‧pal === Noun === copal m (plural copales) copal (tree resin) any of several trees from which copal is extracted ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “copal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === copla palco placo polca