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The surprising combination of pasta, pepperoni slices, olives, and bell peppers dressed in a zingy Italian vinaigrette.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026 With just four extra ingredients, Caesar salad mix becomes a hearty pasta and pepperoni salad the whole family will love.—Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026 Starting along short side of rectangle, lay 4 pieces of pepperoni side by side, half-inch apart, and roll into tight cylinder, pinching seam to seal.—ABC News,
29 June 2026 The smash burger—California-style, of course—is a popular pick, as is the pepperoni pizza.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pepperoni
Word History
Etymology
Italian peperoni cayenne peppers, plural of peperone, augmentative of pepe pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper