pepperoni

pep·per·o·ni

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pep-uh-roh-nee]
- /ˌpɛp əˈroʊ ni/
- /ˌpep.əˈrəʊni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pep-uh-roh-nee]
- /ˌpɛp əˈroʊ ni/

Definitions of pepperoni word

noun pepperoni a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork. 1
noun pepperoni spicy sausage 1
uncountable noun pepperoni Pepperoni is a kind of spicy sausage which is often sliced and put on pizzas. 0
noun pepperoni a highly seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef spiced with pepper, used esp on pizza 0
noun pepperoni a hard, highly spiced Italian sausage 0

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Origin of pepperoni

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25, Americanism; < Italian peperoni, plural of peperone cayenne pepper plant, augmentative of pepe pepper

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Parts of speech for Pepperoni

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pepperoni

pepperoni popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pepperoni

noun pepperoni

banger — Bangers are sausages.
bratwurst — a type of small pork sausage
kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.

All 7 Synonyms of pepperoni