pepperoni

or pep·er·o·ni

[ pep-uh-roh-nee ]
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noun
  1. a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork.

Origin of pepperoni

1
1920–25, Americanism;<Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepepepper

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British Dictionary definitions for pepperoni

pepperoni

/ (ˌpɛpəˈrəʊnɪ) /


noun
  1. a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza

Origin of pepperoni

1
C20: from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper

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