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pepperoni

noun pep·per·o·ni \ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-nē\

: a spicy sausage that is usually eaten on pizza

Full Definition of PEPPERONI

:  a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage
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Origin of PEPPERONI

Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper
First Known Use: 1921

Rhymes with PEPPERONI

abalone, acrimony, agrimony, Albinoni, alimony, antimony, Berlusconi, cannelloni, ceremony, chalcedony, cicerone, hegemony, macaroni, matrimony, minestrone, Nakasone, one-trick pony, palimony, parsimony, patrimony, provolone, rigatoni, sanctimony, Shetland pony, testimony, zabaglione
PEPPERONI Defined for Kids

pepperoni

noun pep·per·o·ni \ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-nē\

Definition of PEPPERONI for Kids

:  a spicy dry Italian sausage

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