copal
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of copal
1570–80; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl copalli
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The scent of copal, a tree resin used by Mesoamerican cultures for spiritual, medicinal and practical rituals, wafts through the space.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
The specimen in the Colombian copal appears to be a jumping spider.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Fe Ocan, a deep red blend of gum arabic, roses, white copal, red sandalwood and amber, “encourages love in all forms.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
“It’s only the copal incense we burn for the dead,” Consuela said.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
A stranger might have thought, when I spoke of those copals Rose carved, that Rose was some girl.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various
From the copals there oozes, by the holes which certain insects make, an odorous gum, which runs along the ground and collects for the wants of the natives.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules
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