palomitas
neutral, Mexico
In Mexican Spanish "popcorn" is palomitas, or palomitas de maíz in full. The word is always plural.
Meaning: puffed corn snack (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| palomitas | neutral, Mexico |
| palomitas de maíz | full form |
At the cinema you ask for unas palomitas or una bolsa de palomitas. Salted ones are palomitas saladas and caramel ones are palomitas acarameladas.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Other countries use other words for popcorn, such as pochoclo in Argentina or cotufas in Venezuela. In Mexico palomitas is the word for everyone.
How does it change in a sentence?
Palomitas is feminine plural: las palomitas, unas palomitas.
Did you know?
- Palomitas literally means "little doves", since the white puffs look like small birds.
Examples in context
- ¿Compramos palomitas para la película?Shall we buy popcorn for the movie?
- Quiero palomitas con mantequilla.I want popcorn with butter.
- Se me cayeron las palomitas.I dropped my popcorn.
Example conversation
Fernanda and Luis stand at the snack counter of a cinema in Mexico City.
- LuisUna combinación con palomitas grandes.A combo with large popcorn.
- Empleada¿Quiere queso en las palomitas?Would you like cheese on the popcorn?
- FernandaNo, solo con sal.No, just with salt.
