popcorn

popcorn

US /ˈpɑːp.kɔːrn/ 
UK /ˈpɒp.kɔːn/ 

Seeds of maize that are heated until they break open and become soft and light, usually flavoured with salt, butter, or sugar

popcorn - ذزت بو داده
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

The more popcorn you eat, the more you want.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

popcorn

 noun (no plural)
light white balls of cooked grain (from a plant called maize), which are covered in salt or sugar

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

popcorn

popcorn /ˈpɒpkɔːn $ ˈpɑːpkɔːrn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
a kind of corn that swells and bursts open when heated, and is usually eaten warm with salt or sugar as a ↑snack

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

popcorn

pop·corn [popcorn]   [ˈpɒpkɔːn]    [ˈpɑːpkɔːrn]  noun uncountable

a type of food made from grains of maize ( corn ) that are heated until they burst, forming light whitish balls that are then covered with salt or sugar

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

popcorn / ˈpɒp.kɔːn /   / ˈpɑːp.kɔːrn / noun [ U ]

B1 seeds of maize that are heated until they break open and become soft and light, usually flavoured with salt, butter, or sugar:

a tub of popcorn

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

popcorn

/pɒpkɔ:(r)n/

Popcorn is a snack which consists of grains of maize or corn that have been heated until they have burst and become large and light. It can be eaten with salt or sometimes sugar.

N-UNCOUNT
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

popcorn

pop·corn /ˈpɑːpˌkoɚn/ noun [noncount] : corn in the form of hard yellow seeds that burst open and become soft and white when they are heated
• We watched a movie and ate (a bag of) popcorn.

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