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POPK-orn/ˈpɒpkɔːn/

Popcorn is maize seeds heated until they open. Uncountable: some popcorn, a box of popcorn — not a popcorn, not popcorns. People eat popcorn at the cinema. Crisps are thin potato slices in a packet — a different snack. Corn on the cob is the vegetable before it pops.

Meaning

Maize seeds heated until they open, often eaten at the cinema.

Examples

• “We bought popcorn at the cinema.”
• “The popcorn is too salty.”
• “We shared a large popcorn.”

Good to know

uncountable: some popcorn. Place: cinema. Contrast: crisps (potato).

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