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词汇 kopi
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Definition of kopi in English:

kopi

noun ˈkəʊpi
mass nounAustralian

  • Powdered gypsum, used in ritual Aboriginal mourning.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She wore cap of burnt kopi for several months until her mourning was ended.
    • The kopi grave markers, widows' mourning caps and cylindro-conical stones that are so common to the west of the Darling River are rare to the east.
    • The photos showed the mourning kopi, the beautifully made loin cloths and bags, and sometimes even their manufacture.
    • By many a discarded camp you would see a discarded pa-ta, a widow's kopi mourning cap, lying there in pieces.
    • Kopi eggs were not restricted to the graves of males.

Origin

Late 19th century: from a dialect of Baagandji (an Aboriginal language) gabi.
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