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copperah

copperah is the archaic form of copra.

Meaning of copra

Noun

copra (countable and uncountable, plural copras)

  1. The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
    • The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.1993, “A DIRECTORY OF WETLANDS IN OCEANIA”, in Wetlands International, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018, page 188

Forms of copperah

pluralcopperahs

Questions about copperah

What is copperah the archaic form of?
Copperah is the archaic form of copra.

Words near copperah in the dictionary

  1. copper-fastened
  2. copper-fastening
  3. copper-fastens
  4. copper-nickel
  5. copper-nickels
  6. copperah
  7. copperahs
  8. copperas
  9. Copperas Cove
  10. copperases
  11. copperbar

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