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popcorn

The correct spelling is popcorn.

How to pronounce popcorn

noun

IPA: /ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/

Say it like: Pop-cor-n

The correct spelling is popcorn. A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.
  2. 2.A type of maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
  3. 3.A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
  4. 4.(by extension) Entertainment.

verb

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

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