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The item combines a plain donut base with garlic butter, cheeses, pepperoni, marinara and Italian seasoning.—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 The Sweet Heat Pepperoni Pizookie is made with a Chocolate Chunk Pizookie base, two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream, pepperoni, and a drizzle of Mike's Hot Honey.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 If pepperoni doesn't interest some customers, King said Columbus-style goes beyond traditional toppings with more experimental options.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026 The pizzas really stay simple with options like margherita, pepperoni, romana or vodka.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 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