copra in English

noun
1
dried coconut kernels, from which oil is obtained.
Since the 19th century, Mafia islanders have depended upon copra , or dried coconut, as their primary export to world markets.

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1. Copra and abaca were exported in large quantities.

2. Its main industry is raising sugar, copra, cocoa... and exporting them.

3. The production of copra and abaca also provide additional income for the people.

4. Since the 1950s, rubber and copra are the main source of agricultural economy of North Borneo.

5. 23 Merchants followed hot on their heels selling fabrics and other manufactured goods in exchange for copra oil.

6. The chief exports are cocoa, coffee, copra, and palm products, while there is also a fishing industry.

7. “For example, if they have gathered copra, they do not tell the employer how many sacks they really have.

8. At the time 5,448 hectares (13,464 acres) had been converted to plantations, primarily growing copra, cotton, coffee and rubber.

9. His flagship bank, BII or Bank International Indonesia, bankrolled many of his other ventures that made him at one time the king of copra.

10. Once dry, the flesh of the coconut, or the copra, can be separated from the shell, and then the oil can be extracted.

11. Coconuts are grown on the northern and eastern coasts, which provide enough copra to supply factories to make butterine, margarine, lard, edible oil & laundry soap.

12. 26 Many small island nations, for instance, have abundant coconut trees, which serve as sources of wood, coconut, copra and palm oil for the local population.