pepperoni

pronunciation

How to pronounce pepperoni in British English: UK [ˌpepəˈrəʊni]word uk audio image

How to pronounce pepperoni in American English: US [ˌpepəˈroʊni] word us audio image

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

Word Origin

pepperoni (n.)
"beef and pork sausage seasoned with pepper," 1919, American English, from Italian peperone "chilli," from pepe (see pepper (n.)).