pepperoni
pep·per·o·ni
noun \ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-nē\Definition of PEPPERONI
: a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage
Origin of PEPPERONI
Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper
First Known Use: 1921
Rhymes with PEPPERONI
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