Nomen

das Popcorn

popcorn

Im Kino essen wir immer Popcorn.

We always eat popcorn at the cinema.

Möchtest du süßes oder salziges Popcorn?

Would you like sweet or salty popcorn?

to eat popcorn We're eating popcorn and watching a movie. Wir essen Popcorn und schauen einen Film.

to make popcorn Can you make popcorn in the microwave? Kannst du Popcorn in der Mikrowelle machen?

Synonyms: Puffmais (lit. 'puffed corn')

A loanword from English, from 'pop' + 'corn'.

It's an international word! Just remember the German article is 'das'. A helpful pair: 'das Kino, das Popcorn'.

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