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Rarepopcorn
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.A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.
- 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.A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
- 4.(by extension) Entertainment.
verb
- 1.(Of a guinea pig) to stand up or jump up quickly.
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