pepperoni

Or pep·er·o·ni

[pep-uh-roh-nee]

noun

1. a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork.

pepperoni

/ ˌpɛpəˈrəʊnɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepperoni¹

1920–25, < Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepe pepper

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepperoni¹

C20: from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper

Example Sentences

For him that means a tightly edited menu of classics like pepperoni, meatball and a white pie with mushrooms.

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It could be as simple as swapping out an ingredient or two in a pepperoni pizza or corn dog.

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It’s why Tino indulged every customer, both nasty and agreeable, while working his college summers as a bus boy and waiter at Bella Notte, the family restaurant in Pittsburgh known for its shredded pepperoni pizzas.

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“They brought food traditions with them. You get these unique regional dishes, like pepperoni rolls. And baked spaghetti starts to look like part of that same pattern.”

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Patrons eating pepperoni slices at the local pizza parlour will propose: "If anything, criminals need to be concerned, because if they break into your home, and you're there, they don't know what you got."

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