pipoca

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) popcorn
2. (feminine) small skin boil
3. (feminine) tapeworm cyst embedded in meat
4. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) avian pox (disease caused by Avipoxvirus)
5. (Brazil, feminine) candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of pipocar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of pipocar:

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

Lees verder

Concepten

pof-maïs

gepofte maïs

popcorn

🍿

pofmais

Vertalingen

popcorn

🍿

popcorn

patlamış mısır

Popcorn

🍿

maïs éclaté

🍿

pop-corn

🍿

maïs soufflé

🍿

palomitas de maíz

popcorn

pop

cancha

pochoclo

🍿

Puffmais

🍿

popped corn

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/piˈpɔ.kɐ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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