pepperoni
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- noun
- /ˌpɛpəˈroʊni/
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pepperoni
- I also use beef and sausage, but sometimes add pepperoni, too, for an extra kick.
- pepperoni pizza
Get a slice of pepperoni then I guess.
- Get a slice of pepperoni then I guess.
- Focaccia bread drizzled with cheese, pepperoni, all kinds of good stuff inside.
- Pretty much just mozzarella, the sauce and pepperoni as well.
- Can we have half of the pepperonis be cut in half?
- I got like a whole piece of pepperoni in my lung.
- Supreme Supreme sausage, pepperoni, black olives and onions.
Examples
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So after she orders a pepperoni pizza from the Domino's website, she never waits.
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God, I'd die for a pepperoni pizza.
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I got a pepperoni and cheese here.
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Example: I think pizza with pepperoni is the best kind.
Academic text (2012) -
We will have a large pepperoni, sausage and breadsticks.
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A guy came into the pizza parlor and ordered a single slice with pepperoni.
Fiction book (1993) -
I spoke for the family and ordered a large pepperoni and mushroom pizza.
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Pretty much just mozzarella, the sauce and pepperoni as well.
Synonyms
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A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin
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A salted, spiced sausage usually sliced and eaten cold
An Italian sausage like salami made from meat that is cured and air-dried
Compounds
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pepperoni comes from the Italian peperone and its plural peperoni, which mean 'pepper' or 'peppers'. So, pepperoni became the name for the spicy, 'peppery' sausage often cut in thin slices and put on pizza.