pipocar
Meaning
- (Brazil, intransitive) to pop (of popcorn, or to make a similar popping sound)
- (Brazil, intransitive) to boil with bubbles (of water)
- (Brazil, colloquial, figuratively, intransitive) to pop up, to appear suddenly
- (Brazil, colloquial, intransitive) to wimp out, to act fearfully
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pi.poˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology
From pipoca + -ar.
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