popcorn

/หˆpษ’p.kษ”ห(ษน)n/

IPA: /P AA1 P K AO0 R N/

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.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/popcorn