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copal

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. copal (noun)
  2. copal tree (noun)
  3. Accra copal (noun)
  4. Brazilian copal (noun)
  5. Congo copal (noun)
  6. fossil copal (noun)
  7. gum copal (noun)
  8. Manila copal (noun)
  9. Zanzibar copal (noun)
  10. courbaril (noun)

co·pal

noun \ˈkō-pəl, -ˌpal; kō-ˈpal\

Definition of COPAL

: a recent or fossil resin from various tropical trees

Origin of COPAL

Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli resin
First Known Use: 1577

Rhymes with COPAL

banal, cabal, canal, Chagall, chorale, corral, decal, fal-lal, grand mal, joual, La Salle, locale, mescal, morale, nopal, pall-mall, pascal, Pascal, percale, quetzal, salal, serval, vinal

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