pepperoni

noun

pep·​per·​o·​ni ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-nē How to pronounce pepperoni (audio)
: a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage

Examples of pepperoni in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Marco’s is about to spread its pepperoni across the Treasure Valley. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024 Pizza Supreme Being sells 20-inch whole pizzas, including Hawaiian, pepperoni, vegan pepperoni and chicken bacon ranch. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024 Pepperoni Pizza Pie: Signature tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, topped with pepperoni. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 The pizza features fresh mozzarella, garlic, natural casing pepperoni, marinated tomatoes, red onions, fresh Parmesan and basil. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 Yet fans of pineapple on pizza will be pleased with two choices: Hawaiian or Sleeping Beauty, with onions, mushrooms, Canadian bacon, red peppers, pineapple and pepperoni. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024 For the hot honey pizza ($12) the double pepperoni pie gets a drizzle of chili pepper honey. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024 Now, there’s a giant menu of steaks, chicken, salads and new pizzas, such as the Ranch Hand (meatballs, pepperoni, bacon, Canadian bacon and chorizo, $20). Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 Burger King As part of its week of breakfast deals, Burger King is offering a free Hershey’s Sundae Pie with a $3.14 purchase. California Pizza Kitchen CPK rewards members can get an Original BBQ chicken, pepperoni, or traditional cheese pizza for $3.14 with a dine-in purchase of $25. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pepperoni was in 1888

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Cite this Entry

“Pepperoni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepperoni. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

pepperoni

noun
pep·​per·​o·​ni ˌpep-ə-ˈrō-nē How to pronounce pepperoni (audio)
: a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage

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