Recent Examples on the WebGlenn was caught seemingly mid-bite while eating a slice of pepperoni pizza in his photo.—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Listen to this article Randy Burt ate pepperoni pizza and drank red wine for dinner on Sept. 24, 1977.—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024 Pair your tomato pie or pepperoni slice from St. Pizza with a glass from Patron Saint’s thoughtful wine list, featuring small, low-intervention producers from around the world.—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 The two ordered pepperoni pizza, according to the pool report.—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pepperoni
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Word History
Etymology
Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper
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