From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpepperonipep‧pe‧ro‧ni /ˌpepəˈrəʊni $ -ˈroʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] DFFan Italian sausage with a strong taste
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pepperoni• pepperoni pizza• Add water, salt, cloves, eggplant chunks, fried bacon and pepperoni.• Use slotted spoon to remove bacon and pepperoni to paper towels and let drain.• Shop even stocks its own brand of soy-based pepperoni.• The sweet pepperoni is usually made of all pork and is mildly seasoned.• But any additives in the pepperoni do have to be declared.Origin pepperoni (1900-2000) Italian peperone “red pepper” 