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popcorn

[ pop-kawrn ]
/ ˈpɒpˌkɔrn /

noun

any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
popped corn.
peanut (def. 4c).

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Origin of popcorn

1810–20, Americanism; short for popped corn.See pop1, -ed2, corn1

Words nearby popcorn

poove, pop, pop art, Popayán, pop concert, popcorn, popcorn flower, popcorn movie, pope, Pope, Alexander, popedom
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British Dictionary definitions for popcorn

popcorn
/ (ˈpɒpˌkɔːn) /

noun

a variety of maize having hard pointed kernels that puff up when heated
the puffed edible kernels of this plant

Word Origin for popcorn

C19: so called because of the noise the grains make when they swell up and burst on heating
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