Added 10 October 2026
popcorn
/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about popcorn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie.
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A variety of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
That farm grows popcorn.
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A serving of popcorn.
I'll have a small popcorn.
verb
Origin
Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)