Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popcorn

/ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: pop-corn
IPA: /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Uncountable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Uncountable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Countable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Countable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie."
"That farm grows popcorn."
"I'll have a small popcorn."
"Warner Bros has offered the two executives less than dollars 1m as an out-of-court settlement, a sum dismissed by Mr [Pierce] O'Donnell as 'two popcorns and two Cokes'."
"When we went to Astoria, to see 'Drive Me Crazy,' they gave you one popcorn and the other one was free. I asked her if she wanted to eat mine, but she said there was so much popcorn, she was going to get sick."
"Every Wednesday night is Date Night, and for $10 sweethearts can get two tickets, two popcorns and two sodas."

Etymology

Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/
British English: /ˈpɒp.kɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

popcorns (plural) pop-corn (alternative) popped corn (alternative) popcorns (present, singular) popcorning (participle, present) popcorned (participle, past) popcorned (past)

Derived Forms

popcornless popcornlike popdogs

Phrases

cave popcorn grab the popcorn piss in the popcorn popcorn ceiling popcorn chicken popcorn effect popcorn film popcorn flower

Synonyms

maizypop popmaize zea mays everta

Questions

How do you pronounce popcorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/.
What does popcorn mean?: A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
Where does popcorn come from?: Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.

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