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Added 9 October 2026

cupel

/ˈkjuːpəl/ noun

In Latin: pustulatus, pusulatus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cupel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead.

Origin

Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup + -el.

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