popcorn
See also: Popcorn
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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.
- 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 45)
- From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
- 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 45)
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating
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Verb
popcorn (third-person singular simple present popcorns, present participle popcorning, simple past and past participle popcorned)
- To stand up or jump up quickly.
- 2000, Dale L. Sigler, A Grown-up's Guide to Guinea Pigs, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 58:
- Popcorning behavior is a fun sight—as long as you know what it is. Otherwise, it can scare you. During this action a pig runs around very fast and suddenly leaps straight up in the air, twitching and squeaking. It then lands and takes off again, often in another direction. This activity shows pure joy. Babies start to popcorn when they are about two weeks old or so—they may try it earlier, but they usually fall down instead.
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Czech
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpopkorn/, [ˈpo̞pko̞rn]
- Hyphenation: pop‧corn
Declension
Inflection of popcorn (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | popcorn | popcornit | |
genitive | popcornin | popcornien | |
partitive | popcornia | popcorneja | |
illative | popcorniin | popcorneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | popcorn | popcornit | |
accusative | nom. | popcorn | popcornit |
gen. | popcornin | ||
genitive | popcornin | popcornien | |
partitive | popcornia | popcorneja | |
inessive | popcornissa | popcorneissa | |
elative | popcornista | popcorneista | |
illative | popcorniin | popcorneihin | |
adessive | popcornilla | popcorneilla | |
ablative | popcornilta | popcorneilta | |
allative | popcornille | popcorneille | |
essive | popcornina | popcorneina | |
translative | popcorniksi | popcorneiksi | |
instructive | — | popcornein | |
abessive | popcornitta | popcorneitta | |
comitative | — | popcorneineen |
French
Usage notes
- This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔp.kɔrn/
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