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pipoca

Bedeutung (Englisch)

pipocar

  1. (Brazil, intransitive) to pop (of popcorn, or to make a similar popping sound)
  2. (Brazil, intransitive) to boil with bubbles (of water)
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, figuratively, intransitive) to pop up, to appear suddenly
  4. (Brazil, colloquial, intransitive) to wimp out, to act fearfully

Frequenz

30k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/piˈpɔ.kɐ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Unknown. Sources are unanimous in mentioning a borrowing from Old Tupi pipoka, which is unnatested.

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