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pipoca

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

Tính thường xuyên

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Phát âm là (IPA)
/piˈpɔ.kɐ/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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

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