copran.

/ˈkɒpra/

Forms: Also 1500s chopra, 1700s copera, 1800s coprah, copperah.

Etymology: < Portuguese copra (and Spanish copra) (in Garcia 1563, Acosta 1578), apparently < Malayalam koppara, in Hindi khoprā coco-nut. Now naturalized in some isles of Polynesia.

The dried kernel of the coco-nut, prepared and exported for the expression of coco-nut oil.

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1584 W. Barrett in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 219 Chopra, from Cochin and Mallauar.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lvi. 101/2 (note of Paludanus) The other Oyle is prest out of the dried Cocus, which is called Copra.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxv. 306 Cocoa-nut..produceth..Copera, or the kernels of the Nut dried, and out of those kernels there is a very clear Oyl exprest.

1880 Athenæum 18 Dec. 809/1 It is fortunate for Fiji that her future is not dependent on copra alone.

1889 H. H. Romilly Verandah in New Guinea 275 Copra is the kernel of the ripe cocoa-nut, cut into small pieces and dried in the sun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	copra
释义	copran. /ˈkɒpra/ Forms: Also 1500s chopra, 1700s copera, 1800s coprah, copperah. Etymology: < Portuguese copra (and Spanish copra) (in Garcia 1563, Acosta 1578), apparently < Malayalam koppara, in Hindi khoprā coco-nut. Now naturalized in some isles of Polynesia. The dried kernel of the coco-nut, prepared and exported for the expression of coco-nut oil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > dried coco-nut kernel copra1584 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > coconut > kernel of copra1584 1584 W. Barrett in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 219 Chopra, from Cochin and Mallauar. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lvi. 101/2 (note of Paludanus) The other Oyle is prest out of the dried Cocus, which is called Copra. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxv. 306 Cocoa-nut..produceth..Copera, or the kernels of the Nut dried, and out of those kernels there is a very clear Oyl exprest. 1880 Athenæum 18 Dec. 809/1 It is fortunate for Fiji that her future is not dependent on copra alone. 1889 H. H. Romilly Verandah in New Guinea 275 Copra is the kernel of the ripe cocoa-nut, cut into small pieces and dried in the sun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1584
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