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pepperoni

pep·pe·roni

UK/pɛpəˈɹəʊni/ US/pɛpəˈɹoʊni/ uncommon

noun

1.

a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)

Origin

Borrowed from Italian peperoni (“bell peppers”), the plural of peperone (“bell pepper”).

Phrases

  • pepperoni nipple
  • pepperoni roll

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