noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Boston, New-England:/ˈpʌp.kɔɹn/
Boston, New-England:[ˈpʌp.kɒːn]
Boston, New-England:[ˈpʌp.kɔɹn]
India:/ˈpɔːp.kɔː(r)n/
India:/ˈpɑːp.kɑː(r)n/father-bother merger
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maizypop, popmaize
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A serving of popcorn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A piece of popcorn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A type of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: popmaize
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract