noun
pepperoni
peh-puh-ROH-nee
noun
1
A spicy, cured sausage of Italian-American origin, made from pork and beef.
"He ordered a large pizza topped with pepperoni."
How to Use Pepperoni
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spicy sliced sausage, most commonly known as a pizza topping.
Common pairings
pepperoni pizza
a slice of pepperoni
Word Forms
pepperonis plural, pepperoni plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian peperoni, meaning "bell peppers" — the name shifted meaning when it crossed into American English.