pepperoni
or pep·er·o·ni
[ pep-uh-roh-nee ]
noun
a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork.
Origin of pepperoni
11920–25, Americanism;<Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepepepper
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British Dictionary definitions for pepperoni
pepperoni
/ (ˌpɛpəˈrəʊnɪ) /
noun
a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza
Origin of pepperoni
1C20: from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper
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