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pepperoni

pepperoni

57 1.0
A spicy thin sausage made from pork and beef that is often on pizza
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛpəˈroʊni/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • So after she orders a pepperoni pizza from the Domino's website, she never waits.

  • God, I'd die for a pepperoni pizza.

  • I got a pepperoni and cheese here.

  • Example: I think pizza with pepperoni is the best kind.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We will have a large pepperoni, sausage and breadsticks.

  • 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.

  • Pretty much just mozzarella, the sauce and pepperoni as well.

Synonyms

sausage
vspepperoni
184 1.0

A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin

is a specific highly seasoned sliced meat commonly placed on pizzas
salami
vspepperoni
40 1.0

A salted, spiced sausage usually sliced and eaten cold

is mainly used hot as a pizza topping rather than served cold
salame
vspepperoni
5.5

An Italian sausage like salami made from meat that is cured and air-dried

is commonly used as a pizza topping rather than being air dried

Compounds

A pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and slices of spicy sausage

How Spicy

chorizo
12 5.1
andouille
3 8.5
pepperoni
57 1.0
salami
40 1.0

Surface Forms

pepperoni singular
pepperonis plural

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.