POPCORN

popcorn

(noun) small kernels of corn exploded by heat

popcorn, Zea mays everta

(noun) corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

popcorn (countable and uncountable, plural popcorns)

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.

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

(knitting) A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.

Verb

popcorn (third-person singular simple present popcorns, present participle popcorning, simple past and past participle popcorned)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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