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Meaning of popcorn

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

popcorn

Pronunciation:/ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n//ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.

  2. A type of maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.

  3. A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.

  4. (by extension) Entertainment.

verb

Definitions

  1. (Of a guinea pig) to stand up or jump up quickly.