Pepperoni

Definition: Pepperoni

Pepperoni

Noun

1. A pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage).

Crosswords: Pepperoni

English words defined with "pepperoni": pepperoni pizza. (references)

Specialty definitions using "pepperoni": rotary debugger. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Pepperoni

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Pepperoni is a meat product (pork or beef) frequently used as a topping for pizzas. It is the most popular pizza topping in North America, present on at least 30% of all pizzas.

Pepperoni is a misspell of peperoni, the Italian plural of peperone (literally "large pepper"). As an English word, it is used as a singular (plural form identical). In Italian the word refers to a large, strong-tasted fruit. Ordering pepperoni pizza is a nasty surprise for many American tourists.

In continental Europe, pepperoni are smallish peppers of low to medium hot taste marinated in salt-vinegar solution. It is usually the ripe fruit of sweet pepper (Capsicum Annuum).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pepperoni."

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Modern Usage: Pepperoni

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Who had the pepperoni and ice cream? (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Pepperoni

Domain	Title
Books	Robert and the Great Pepperoni (reference) The Pepperoni Parade and the Power of Prayer: A Book Abour Prayer (Geranium Lady Series, 3) (reference) The Pizza Pals: Olivia Onion Loves Opposites, Charlie Cheese Counts 1-2-3'S, Pepperoni Pete Paints Colors, Patty Pepper's Book of Shapes, Tommy Tomat (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Luigi's Original: Pepperoni (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Image Slideshow: Pepperoni

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Photo Album: Pepperoni

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	An ARS scientist clanged the way that fermented meats like pepperoni and Genoa salami are made. He found that a bacterial starter stimulates faster, more consistent fermentation than traditional methods and guarantees a better product. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
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Usage Frequency: Pepperoni

"Pepperoni" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pepperoni" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	5	157,705

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Pepperoni

Expression using "pepperoni": pepperoni pizza. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Pepperoni

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
pepperoni	51	pepperoni picture pizza	3
pepperoni roll	17	beef pepperoni	3
pepperoni pizza	16	made pepperoni	3
pepperoni recipe	15	mr pepperoni	3
bread pepperoni	15	pepperoni picture	3
pepperoni stick	14	pepperoni sgt	3
ingredient pepperoni	11	hormel pepperoni	3
pepperoni recipe roll	9	pepperoni recipe sausage	3
pasta pepperoni salad	9	ball pepperoni	3
chicken pepperoni	7	pasta pepperoni recipe salad	3
bread pepperoni recipe	7	pepperoni salad	3
pepperoni pizza recipe	7	dip pepperoni	2
pepperoni nipples	7	cheese pepperoni	2
make pepperoni	6	chicken pepperoni recipe	2
pepperoni grill	4	pepperoni pizza sauce	2
meat pepperoni	4	pepperoni tit	2
making pepperoni	4	cheese dominos from large pepperoni pizza	2
cheese and pepperoni pizza	3	carbs pepperoni	2
		pepperoni pizza slice	2
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Modern Translations: Pepperoni

Language		Translations for "pepperoni"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		意大利辣味香� . (various references)

Hungarian		fűszeres olasz kolbász. (various references)

Italian		salsiccia picante. (various references)

Pig Latin		epperonipay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Pepperoni

Derivations
	Words beginning with "pepperoni": pepperonis. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Pepperoni" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: peperino, peperomia, peperoncini, peperoni, pepperami, pepperonni, pepporoni, Poperon. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Pepperoni"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "pepperoni" (pronounced pe'perō"nē)
4	-er ō" n ē	macaroni.
3	-ō" n ē	abalone, baloney, Bologna, boney, bony, Coney, crony, mony, negroni, phoney, phony, pony, rigatoni, Stoney, stony, Toney, Tony.
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Anagrams: Pepperoni

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-n-o-p-p-p-r"
	-1 letter: peperoni.
	-2 letters: peppier, pereion, pioneer, preppie, propene, propine.
	-3 letters: nipper, opener, orpine, pepper, pereon, popper, reopen, repine.
	-4 letters: irone, opine, orpin, piper, preen, prion, prone, repin, ripen.
	-5 letters: erne, inro, iron, neep, noir, nope, nori, open, peen, peep, peer, pein, peon, pepo, peri, perp, pier, pine, pion, pipe, pirn, pone, pope, pore, porn, pree, prep.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-n-o-p-p-p-r"
	+1 letter: pepperonis.
	+3 letters: apperception.
	+4 letters: apperceptions.
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