copra
English
Etymology
From Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra), from Sanskrit कपालः (kapālaḥ, “skull”).
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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Irish
Etymology
From English copra, from Portuguese, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra), from Sanskrit कपालः (kapālaḥ, “skull”).
Declension
Declension of copra
Fourth declension
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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
- "copra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “copra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “copra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian
Verb
copra
- inflection of coprire (“to cover; to heap”):
- first-person and second-person and third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
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