popcorn

pop-corn · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A type of corn that expands and puffs up when heated, eaten as a snack.

  2. 2.

    (attributive) Light, trivial, or intended purely for entertainment.

Related words

See also: corn, kernel, snack
Synonyms: popped corn

Etymology

Compound of "pop" (from the sound the kernels make when they burst) + "corn." The snack has been known in the Americas for thousands of years.