pepperoni
or pep·er·o·ni
[pep-uh-roh-nee]
- a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork.
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Origin of pepperoni
1920–25, Americanism; < Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepe pepper
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Contemporary Examples
Roll out pizza dough, add sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes.
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The crust was stuffed with cheese and pepperoni, Italian sausage, and bacon.
Elbow your way in for a seat—or take it to go—and then say pepperoni and all will be well.
To the left was a medium-size pizza with pepperoni and hot, bubbling cheese.
pepperoni
- a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza
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Word Origin
C20: from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper
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Word Origin and History for pepperoni
n.
"beef and pork sausage seasoned with pepper," 1919, American English, from Italian peperone "chilli," from pepe (see pepper (n.)).
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