A2🍕 Food
Italian word
peperoni
bell peppers (the vegetable)
Looks like
pepperoni
a spicy cured sausage used on pizza
⚠️ The trap
This is one of the most famous Italian-English false friends! Ordering 'pizza con peperoni' in Italy means BELL PEPPERS, not the spicy sausage. To get the sausage, ask for 'salame piccante' or just point at it.
To say "a spicy cured sausage used on pizza" in Italian:
salame piccante (for pepperoni sausage)
"peperoni" in English means:
bell peppers (the vegetable)
Example
"Vorrei una pizza con i peperoni e le olive."
"I'd like a pizza with bell peppers and olives."
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