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pipocar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From pipoca +‎ -ar.

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Verb

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pipocar (first-person singular present pipoco, first-person singular preterite pipoquei, past participle pipocado) (intransitive)

  1. to pop (of popcorn, or to make a similar popping sound)
  2. (Brazil) to boil with bubbles (of water)
  3. (Brazil, figurative, colloquial) to pop up, to appear suddenly
  4. (Brazil, colloquial, sports) to wimp out, to act fearfully

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