pepperoni
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pepperoni
- /pɛpəˈɹəʊni/ UK
- /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian peperoni (“bell peppers”), the plural of peperone (“bell pepper”).
noun pepperonis · pepperoni
- A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage made from cured pork and beef seasoned with pepper. He gave the dog a treat — a dried up skinny, turdy looking, pepperoni sausage.
- Pizza with only tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni toppings. Yo, Tony, gimme a slice of pepperoni and a coke.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pepper, salami, pepperette, peperoncini, bologna, sport pepper, soppressata, cumberland sausage, kabanos, italian sausage, blood sausage, pepperoni roll, pepper sauce, mortadella, vegaroni, winter salami
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noun sausage
| 한국어 | 페퍼로니 pepeoroni |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ペパロニ peparoni |
| 中文 | 辣肉腸 /辣肉肠 làròucháng, 貝貝羅尼 /贝贝罗尼 bèibèiluóní, 烤胡椒香腸 /烤胡椒香肠 |
| Français | pepperoni |
| Deutsch | Salami, Pfeffersalami, scharfe Salami |
| Italiano | salame piccante |
| Ελληνικά | πεπερόνι peperóni, σαλαμάκι salamáki, πικάντικο σαλάμι pikántiko salámi |
| العربية | بِبَرُونِي bibarūnī |
noun pizza
| Français | pepperoni |
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Talk about this word "pepperoni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pepperoni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pepperoni. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pepperoni "pepperoni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pepperoni.Cite this
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title = {pepperoni},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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