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copal
[ koh-puhl, -pal ]
noun
- a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
copal
/ -pæl; ˈkəʊpəl /
noun
- 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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of copal1
1570–80; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl copalli
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of copal1
C16: from Spanish, from Nahuatl copalli resin
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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.
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Still, copal can be up to 3 million years old.
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One volador runs a goblet with copal incense up and down the bodies of his colleagues.
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This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging.
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I promised to maintain a space for him on my ancestor altar always, my own small place of veneration where I burn copal and water my spirits with whatever they thirst for.
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