pipocar

Meaning

  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

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pi.poˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology

From pipoca + -ar.

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