pipoca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi pi'poka (“sudden burst of a surface”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈpɔkɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧po‧ca

Noun

pipoca f (plural pipocas)

  1. (cooking) popcorn
  2. a small skin boil
  3. a tapeworm cyst embedded in meat

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • milho-pipoca
  • empipocado
  • empipocamento
  • empipocar
  • pipocado
  • pipocamento
  • pipocar
  • pipoco
  • pipoqueamento
  • pipoquear
  • pipoqueira
  • pipoqueiro
  • ténia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pipoca (“popcorn”), from Old Tupi pi'poka (“sudden burst of a surface”).

Noun

pipoca f (plural pipocas)

  1. (Bolivia) popcorn
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