Peperoni

German

eingelegte Peperoni

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian peperoni, plural of peperone (“bell pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pepəˈʁoːni/, [pe-], [ˌpɛ-], [ˌpeː-]

• Audio:

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Noun

Peperoni f (genitive Peperoni, plural Peperoni or Peperonis)

1. chili pepper

   Synonyms: Chilischote, Chili, (Austria) Pfefferoni, (Switzerland) Peperoncino

2. (Switzerland, South Tyrol) bell pepper

   Synonyms: Paprika, Paprikaschote

Usage notes

• Peperoni is mainly used of larger chili peppers, especially when pickled. For small and/or dried ones, Chilischote is more common.

Declension

Declension of Peperoni [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Peperoni	die	Peperoni, Peperonis
genitive	einer	der	Peperoni	der	Peperoni, Peperonis
dative	einer	der	Peperoni	den	Peperoni, Peperonis
accusative	eine	die	Peperoni	die	Peperoni, Peperonis

Further reading

• “Peperoni” in Duden online
• “Peperoni” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Peperoni m or f (plural Peperonien)

1. pepper (Capsicum annuum)

   Synonym: Paprika

2. chilli pepper, hot pepper (Capsicum annuum var. longum)