pep·per·o·ni (p p  -r  n )n. pl. pep·per·o·nis 1. A highly spiced pork and beef sausage. 2. A slice of this type of sausage. [Italian peperoni, pl. of peperone, pimento, red pepper, augmentative of pepe, pepper, from Latin piper; see pepper.] |
pepperoni [ˌpɛpəˈrəʊnɪ]
n
(Cookery) a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza
[from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper]
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| Noun | 1. |  pepperoni - a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings |
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