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copal

American  
[koh-puhl, -pal] / ˈkoʊ pəl, -pæl /

noun

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

copal British  
/ -pæl, ˈkəʊpəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of copal

1570–80; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl copalli

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