copra
/ˈkɒ.pɹə/
copra noun: the dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
Noun
copra (countable and uncountable, plural copras)
- 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
- She burnt a small quantity of straw and copra in an earthern incense bowl and took it out to him.2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
copra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
copra in Hindi
- dried kernel of coconut
- गरी का गोला garī kā golā
copra in Tamil
- dried kernel of coconut
- கொப்பரை kopparai
copra in Marathi
- dried kernel of coconut
- खोबरे khobre
copra in Urdu
- کھوپڑا, ناریل
More languagesFewer languages
- copra in Telugu
- కొబ్బరి kobbari
- copra in Malayalam
- കൊപ്ര kopra
- copra in Kannada
- ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ kobbari
- copra in Gujarati
- કોપરું koprũ
- copra in Tagalog
- kalibkib, kopra
- copra in Indonesian
- kopra
- copra in Persian
- مغز نارگیل
Forms of copra
| plural | copras |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | coprah |
Origin of copra
Borrowed from Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra). Cognate with Tamil கொப்பரை (kopparai), Kuvi କବ୍ରି (kobri), Sanskrit कूर्पस (kūrpasa), Hindi खोपा (khopā).
Words formed from copra
Questions about copra
- What does copra mean?
- Copra means the dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
- What is copra in Hindi?
- Copra in Hindi is गरी का गोला (garī kā golā). See Copra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is copra?
- Copra is a noun.
- How do you pronounce copra?
- Copra is pronounced /ˈkɒ.pɹə/.
- What is the plural of copra?
- The plural of copra is copras.
Words near copra in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: copra (page history and authors); copra (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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