How do you say in Spanish "popcorn?"

Question

How do you say in Spanish the English word popcorn?

Palomitas - Pedro7187, Oct 14, 2017

Answer 1

en España, palomitas o palomitas de maíz

Pretty much the same all over. - ray76, Feb 20, 2012

Answer 2

I say "crispetas" (colombian word).

Can I have a large cup please ? - ray76, Feb 20, 2012

But is that a "trade name " Coffeelate , like yours ? How are you , great to see you around lovely girl. - ray76, Feb 20, 2012

Hello! Hello! *_* my dreamer friend! Nice to see you tOO - 00a4c226, Feb 20, 2012

It just proves Coffeelate that nothing can daunt the indefatigable undaunted stalwart types , who keep on keeping on not in spite of the challenges thrown ,but because of them ! - ray76, Feb 20, 2012

Answer 3

" Una copa de Palomitos por favor " in my world in Mexico will get you an order of popcorn

Thank you paco , good to see you back on track and fit again , I love popcorn when in Singapore they have these vendors and you can get a dozen flavours I love the Coconut popcorn - ray76, Feb 20, 2012

Answer 4

Bienvenido amigo . " Palomitas de maíz." = Popping corn.

You can in future find these words yourself in the dictionary , it is more fun that way and you learn more because you see other words on the way. Self help is self gratifying.

Answer 5

I say "palomitas" o "rositas". The latter seems to be more used in the Caribbean.

Answer 6

"Pochoclo" in Argentina

Answer 7

Hey all! Just a few more possibilities I wanted to throw out there:

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rosetas, rosetas de maíz, flores de maíz, rosita de maíz, esquites

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Curious how many of these other members have heard/used?

Answer 8

En Mexico son palomitas de maiz

Answer 9

hola amigo ray me llamo ebonie soy inglesa

:) - 00a4c226, Feb 20, 2012

Answer 10

hiya i think its palomitas

Answer 11

Palomitas de maíz es muy saludable.

And which is more it is very tasty. - ray76, Oct 14, 2017

Answer 12

Once I heard in Colombia "Maiz pira"

Answer 13

In Venezuela we say "cotufas"

Answer 14

As Cristalino points out, there are several ways to say it.

I remember learning in Spanish class that there were many many ways of saying it, and it differed from country to country, pueblo to pueblo. In Spain we use "Palomitas" or "little doves."

It´ll be interesting to see how many versions we can find of "popcorn" that exist out there!