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peperoncini

peperoncini noun: a spicy variety of pepper used in Greek and Italian cuisine.

Noun

peperoncini (uncountable)

  1. A spicy variety of pepper used in Greek and Italian cuisine.
    • Stir in sugar, parsley and peperoncini.2007 February 21, “Recipe: Zappa Family Spaghetti Sauce”, in New York Times

Origin of peperoncini

Borrowed from Italian peperoncini.

Questions about peperoncini

What does peperoncini mean?
Peperoncini means a spicy variety of pepper used in Greek and Italian cuisine.
What part of speech is peperoncini?
Peperoncini is a noun.

Words near peperoncini in the dictionary

  1. peperite
  2. pepernoot
  3. pepernoots
  4. peperomia
  5. peperomias
  6. peperoncini
  7. peperoncino
  8. Pepers
  9. Pepes
  10. Pepet
  11. PEPFAR

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