Papkorn (en. Popcorn)
pap-korn
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
noun
Food that comes from corn kernels heated until they explode and become soft.
This popcorn is delicious with butter.
Masarap ang papkorn na ito na sinamahan ng mantikilya.
A popular snack often eaten while watching movies.
Let's buy popcorn before we enter the cinema.
Bumili tayo ng papkorn bago tayo pumasok sa sinehan.
Quickly cooked corn that has a soft quality and retains the shape of the kernel.
The kids love the soft and crunchy popcorn.
Gustong-gusto ng mga bata ang malambot at malutong na papkorn.
Etymology
English origin 'popcorn'
Common Phrases and Expressions
Popcorn at the cinema
Popcorn commonly sold at cinemas along with movies.
Papkorn sa sinehan
Related Words
corn
The main ingredient used to make popcorn.
mais
butter
Commonly used as an additive to popcorn for flavor.
mantikilya
Slang Meanings
This was originally the term for a favorite snack, popcorn, often eaten in theaters.
It's noon, and I'm feeling anxious, so I bought papkorn while waiting for the movie.
Tanghali, kinakabahan ako, kaya bumili ako ng papkorn habang nag-aantay sa pelikula.
A slang term referring to being cool or having fun.
Because of how fun the event was, we were all really papkorn!
Dahil sa saya ng event, talagang papkorn kami lahat!
A description of a situation full of joy and happiness.
At our reunion, there was so much laughter, it was really papkorn!
Ang reunion namin, ang daming tawanan, talagang papkorn!