pepperoni

pep·per·o·ni

P0178700 (pĕp′ə-rō′nē)n. pl. pep·per·o·nis 1. A highly spiced pork and beef sausage.2. A slice of this type of sausage.

[Italian peperoni, pl. of peperone, pimento, red pepper, augmentative of pepe, pepper, from Latin piper; see pepper.]

pepperoni

(ˌpɛpəˈrəʊnɪ) n (Cookery) a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza[C20: from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper]

pep•per•o•ni

or pep•er•o•ni

(ˌpɛp əˈroʊ ni)

n., pl. -nis. a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork. [1920–25, Amer.; < Italian peperoni, pl. of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepe pepper]

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Noun

pepperoni - a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

Translations

pepperoni

pep·per·o·ni

pepperoni

pep•per•o•ni

or pep•er•o•ni

pepperoni

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noun a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)

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