pepperonis

Variant of pepperoni

pepperoni definition

☆ pep·pero·ni (pep′ər ō′nē)

noun pl. pepperonis -·nis or pepperoni -·ni

a hard, highly spiced Italian sausage

Etymology: < It peperoni (sing. peperone), cayenne peppers < pepe, pepper < L piper, pepper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.