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The pizza is finished with a pepperoni and cheese stuffed crust.—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026 Just do not expect a large pepperoni pizza to come floating down yet.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Drizzle this hot honey over goat cheese on your charcuterie board; serve alongside butter for fresh-from-the-oven biscuits; or top your next slice of pepperoni pizza for a serious flavor upgrade.—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 Crazy Puffs, introduced in 2024, are handheld pizza pockets with mozzarella cheese, optional pepperoni and sauce, topped with garlic butter and herbs.—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pepperoni
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Etymology
Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper