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  • Nov 30, 2011, 02:13 PM
    crystalfirecup
    Is pepperoni masculine or feminine?
    I have a french quiz and I don't know if pepperoni is masculine or feminine!
  • Nov 30, 2011, 02:41 PM
    Wondergirl
    The word for pepperoni, poivron (plural poivrons), in French is masculine.

    Pepperoni is an Americanism developed in the early to mid 1920s. The term originates from the Italian word peperoni, which is plural for a “peperone cayenne pepper plant.” Pepperoni is a plural misspelling, adapted by Americans. However, Americans mess everything up. When we adopted the word, we of course adopted it in a SINGULAR sense. According to dictionary.com, the plural of pepperoni (when used in English, not Italian) is pepperonis.
  • Nov 30, 2011, 06:24 PM
    crystalfirecup
    Thanks :)

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