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Cut the pepperoni into small cubes.—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 But suppose 30 percent of the pepperoni is on the left half and 70 percent on the right.—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026 The happy hour bargains are $6 beers, $8 glasses of red and white wine, $12 margaritas, $12 garlic parmesan fries, $14 ceviche and a $16 pepperoni flatbread.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The item combines a plain donut base with garlic butter, cheeses, pepperoni, marinara and Italian seasoning.—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Apr. 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