Copra
/ˈkɒ.pɹə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra). Cognate with Tamil கொப்பரை (kopparai), Kuvi କବ୍ରି (kobri), Sanskrit कूर्पस (kūrpasa), Hindi खोपा (khopā).