Recent Examples on the WebBy five o’clock, the restaurant was jammed with its first wave of customers, who were excitedly considering what toppings to order—mushrooms, sweet peppers, pepperoni.—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024 Try traditional pepperoni or pile on mushrooms, green bell peppers, and Italian sausage for those classic supreme pizza flavors.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024 Auntie Anne's features pretzel snacks including pretzel flavors such as sweet almond, pepperoni pretzel, pretzel dogs and pretzel nuggets.—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024 The menu has all the traditional toppings of pizza, including pepperoni, sausage, ham and pineapple, but also some curve balls like chorizo, beans and jalapenos.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024 The Pepperoni Pizza 'Round is the company's take on a classic calzone and features signature tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni.—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 Consider salami, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, ham, bacon, Italian sausage, ground beef, steak, meatballs and even chicken.—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024 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
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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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