pepperoni

«pepperoni» in Mova's school dictionary: a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (pepperoni, uncountable; a slice of pepperoni)

meaning for a pupil

Pepperoni is a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef, sliced thin and often put on pizza. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: «A pepperoni pizza, please!» In maths: fractions and counting with pizza and pepperoni slices. In food lessons: pepperoni is a processed meat.

examples

• I'd like a pepperoni pizza. tree →
• Count the slices of pepperoni on the pizza. tree →
• She picked the pepperoni off her pizza. tree →
• Pepperoni is a little bit spicy. tree →
• We put pepperoni and cheese on our homemade pizza. tree →
• There were twelve pepperoni slices, shared equally among four pieces. tree →

note

Usually uncountable; count it as «slices of pepperoni». Spelling: double p, one r, ends in -i. Note: in Italy, «peperoni» means peppers (vegetables), not sausage. Maths: 12 slices ÷ 4 pieces = 3 slices each.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pepperoni» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.