kopi

Definition

A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.

Etymology

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

Example Sentences

• ""In these parts you find kopi, gypsum I think you call it, and you see it in layers exposed on the sides of certain hills.""
• "They were made by taking a cast of woven cord, and covered in kopi, a white gypsum clay."