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But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said.—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 This list includes classic staples (think turkey sandwiches) as well as some outside-of-the-box ideas for adventurous eaters, like tortellini salad with mozzarella balls and turkey pepperoni.—Katie Drakeford, Ma, Rd, Csp, Ld, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024 On a recent Wednesday evening, Anastasia and James helped Liam to a slice of pepperoni pizza before serving themselves.—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024 And the pepperoni pizza with salsa macha and a drizzle of honey from Pronghorn Pizza at Dos Cabezas WineWorks in Sonoita is genius.—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 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
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