verb/pɔ.pɔ.te/
to cook, prepare a meal; to chat, chatter, converse; to use potions
“Nous errons tristement dans les rues quand nous avisons une compagnie de la Wehrmacht en train de popoter à la roulante sur la place du village.” — We're wandering miserably through the streets when we catch sight of a company of Wehrmacht in the process of making a meal at the mobile canteen in the village square.
Synonyms: bavarder, papoter
From popote (“food, dinner, meal”) + -er (verb suffix).