Copal

Definition: Copal

Copal

Noun

1. A brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes.

Date "copal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mining	An inclusive term for a wide variety of hard, brittle, semitransparent, yellowish to red fossil resins from various tropical trees (e.g., Copiafera and Agathis), being nearly insoluble in the ordinary solvents and resembling amber in appearance; e.g., Congo copal and kauri. Copal also occurs as modern resinous exudations. Syn:gum copalSee also:amber. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Copal, also known as pom, is the resin of the Copal tree, native to Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It is sometimes considered a young amber, often put in jewellery. Many indigenous cultures in Mexico use fresh Copal as an incense, used during energy cleanings and aura healings and during the temazcal, or sweat lodge ceremony. It is available in different forms. The hard, amber-like yellow Copal is a less expensive version. The white Copal, a hard, milky, sticky substance, is a more expensive version of the same resin.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
COPAL	English	Cocoa Producers Alliance	Public Administration, Food & Agriculture
COPAL	French	Alliance des pays producteurs de cacao	Food & Agriculture
COPAL	Spanish	Alianza de Productores de Cacao	Food & Agriculture
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Resin	Noun: resin, rosin; gum; lac, sealing wax; amber, ambergris; bitumen, pitch, tar; asphalt, asphaltum; camphor; varnish, copal, mastic, magilp, lacquer, japan.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Copal

English words defined with "copal": anime ♦ congo copal, congo gum, copaline, copalite ♦ fossil copal ♦ Highgate resin ♦ Varnish tree ♦ Zanzibar copal. (references)

Specialty definitions using "copal": East Indian copal ♦ Manila copal ♦ pressed copal. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Copal" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (copal, cope), Romanian (copal), Spanish (copal).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	El Aroma del Copal (1995)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Nidel Copal Corp: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	COPAL COMPANY, LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) (reference) El aroma del copal (reference) Los hijos del copal y la candela (reference) NIDEC COPAL CORP: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) (reference) NIDEC COPAL CORP: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis (Labor Productivity Series) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Copal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 88.89% of the time. "Copal" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	88.89%	8	124,375
Noun (proper)	11.11%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	9	N/A

Country	Name
Japan	Nidel Copal Corp
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "copal": Congo copal ♦ courbaril copal ♦ East Indian copal ♦ fossil copal ♦ kauri copal ♦ liquid copal ♦ Manila copal ♦ Zanzibar copal. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "copal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		копал. (various references)

Chinese		古柏. (various references)

Danish		copal India (Brazil, Congo copal, India), Congo (Brazil, Congo, Congo copal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Republic of the Congo, The People's Republic of the Congo), Manila-kopal (East Indian copal, Manila copal), manilakopal (East Indian copal, Manila copal), Kongo-kopal (Congo copal, Congo gum), Brazil (Brazil, Congo copal, India). (various references)

Dutch		Congo-kopal (Congo copal, Congo gum), Manilla-kopal (East Indian copal, Manila copal), Manillakopal (East Indian copal, Manila copal), Makassar-kopal (East Indian copal, Manila copal), kopal Oostindische (Brazil, Congo copal, India), Kongolese enz (Brazil, Congo copal, India), dammar (damar, damar gum, damar resin, dammar, dammar gum, dammar resin, East Indian copal, Manila copal), Braziliaanse (Brazilian woman). (various references)

Finnish		manillakopaali (East Indian copal, Manila copal), kongokopaali (Congo copal, Congo gum). (various references)

French		COPAL, Alliance des pays producteurs de cacao. (various references)

German		Kopal (copalwood, mehibi, Rhodesian copalwood). (various references)

Greek		κοπάλ, ρητινώδησ ουσία. (various references)

Italian		coppale delle Indie (Brazil, Congo copal, India), copale di Manila (East Indian copal, Manila copal), copale del Congo (Congo copal, Congo gum), del Congo (Brazil, Congo copal, India), del Brasile (Brazil, Congo copal, India). (various references)

Manx		copyl, copal (cope). (various references)

Pig Latin		opalcay

Portuguese		goma copal (Congo copal, Congo gum). (various references)

Romanian		copal. (various references)

Russian		копал. (various references)

Spanish		COPAL (Allianz Kakao-produzierender Laender). (various references)

Swedish		Kongokopal (Congo copal, Congo gum). (various references)

Thai		ยางไม้ที่ใช้ทำน้ำยาขั�"เงา. (various references)

Turkish		tropik reçine, kopal. (various references)

Ukrainian		копал. (various references)

Vietnamese		nhựa copan. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "copal": copalm, copalms, copals. (additional references)
	Words ending with "copal": archiepiscopal, episcopal, syncopal. (additional references)
	Words containing "copal": archiepiscopally, episcopally. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Copal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ccpa, Cdpa, cepa, cepal, Cepba, Ceplac, Cieplak, Cipa, cobal, cobil, codal, Colap, compla, Conall, copa, copale, copalla, copam, copas, copaw, copay, copia, copile, Coppay, Coppel, copta, Corpak, cotal, coval, Covall, coxal, Coxall, Coypel, cupa, Cupel, cuple, cuppam, cuspal, gopal, komal, Kopac, Kopay, Koppel, Kowal, Kropfl, Mcpaul, Ncopa, popall, topal, vopal. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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	Words within the letters "a-c-l-o-p"
	-1 letter: calo, capo, clap, clop, coal, cola, loca, opal.
	-2 letters: alp, cap, col, cop, lac, lap, lop, oca, pac, pal, pol.
	-3 letters: al, la, lo, op, pa.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-l-o-p"
	+1 letter: copalm, copals, copula, cupola.
	+2 letters: caltrop, calypso, camphol, capitol, caporal, carpool, coalpit, copalms, copulae, copular, copulas, cowflap, cupolas, epochal, escalop, oilcamp, optical, padlock, pedocal, placebo, placoid, polecat, pollack, potlach, scallop, scopula, topical.
	+3 letters: alopecia, alopecic, blacktop, calliope, calotype, calthrop, caltrops, calypsos, camphols, capitols, caporals, capriole, carpools, clodpate, coalpits, collapse, complain, compleat, conepatl, coplanar, copulate, corporal, cowflaps, cropland, cupolaed, epifocal, escallop, escalops, foolscap, oilcamps, opalesce, opercula, opuscula, orphical, pachouli, padlocks, parfocal, pectoral, pedocals, picloram, placebos, placoids, platonic, plowback, poetical, polecats, pollacks, pollical, populace, potlache, potlatch, proclaim, procural, scallops, scopulae, scopulas, syncopal, tropical, woolpack, xylocarp.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
copal	48
cabana copal	16
copal shutter	7
casting copal	4
copal electronics	4
cabañas copal	3
copal varnish	3
blanco copal	3
copal motor	2
amber copal	2
copal resin	2
bead copal	2
nidec copal	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Copal

Definition: Copal

Copal

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Specialty Definition: Copal

Specialty Definition: Copal

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Copal

COPAL

COPAL

COPAL

Synonyms within Context: Copal

Resin

Crosswords: Copal

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