copra
English
Etymology
From Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra), from Sanskrit कपालः (kapālaḥ, “skull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
copra (countable and uncountable, plural copras)
- The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
- She burnt a small quantity of straw and copra in an earthern incense bowl and took it out to him.
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
Translations
dried kernel of coconut
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Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From English copra, from Portuguese, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra), from Sanskrit कपालः (kapālaḥ, “skull”).
Noun
copra m (genitive singular copra)
- copra (dried kernel of coconut)
Declension
Declension of copra
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
copra | chopra | gcopra |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “copra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “copra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “copra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Italian
Verb
copra
- inflection of coprire (“to cover; to heap”):
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra), from Sanskrit कपालः (kapālaḥ, “skull”).
Noun
copra f (plural copras)
- copra (dried kernel of coconut)
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