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Add the shredded chicken first, then top with shredded cheese, pepperoni and veggies.—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 12 Feb. 2025 But our house pizza toppings are usually some type of salami or pepperoni, red onion, and bell peppers.—Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025 The pizzeria will also offer a rotating selection of specialty and seasonal pies like the Calabrian Stinger with nduja, pepperoni and hot honey, as well as the white pie Angel Fire with hot habanero chicken, pepperoni and whipped ricotta.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025 Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a skillet over medium heat, then add the pepperoni.—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pepperoni
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Etymology
Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper
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