pepperoni
/ˌpɛpəˈrəʊni
/(also peperoni)
noun [mass noun]
Beef and pork sausage seasoned with pepper.Why stop with just one meat when you can drown a pizza in pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, beef, and pork toppings?...
- The only drawback is the lack of sausage and pepperoni, but pork isn't very healthy anyway.
- He called the number and ordered the two pepperoni and sausage pizzas aright after Aaron left to pick up Fanny.
Origin
From Italian peperone 'chilli'.
Rhymes
- companioness
- companionhood
- companion-in-arms
- companionize
- companion ladder
- companionless
- companionly
- Companion of Honour
- Companion of Literature
- companion plant
- companion-plant
- companion planting
- companion set
- companionship
- companion stairs
- companionway
- company
- company car
- company commander
- company house
- company-keeper
- company keeping
- company law
- company-loving
- company man