pizza au pepperoni
To say pepperoni pizza in French, say pizza au pepperoni.
To order, say Je voudrais une pizza au pepperoni, s'il vous plaît. A simpler option is Je prends une pizza au pepperoni, which means I'll take a pepperoni pizza.
What does it mean word for word?
au is a contraction that here means with or flavored with.
How does it change in a sentence?
For the plural, only the first word takes an s: pizzas au pepperoni.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not say pizza de pepperoni. Toppings take au, not de.
Did you know?
- If you order a pizza au pepperoni in France, you may receive a pizza topped with bell peppers instead of spicy sausage. The word pepperoni is often confused with poivron, which means bell pepper.
- The word pepperoni is an English loanword in French, meaning the language borrowed a word from English that English had originally borrowed from Italian.
- If you look for 'pepperoni' in a traditional French deli, you might be disappointed to find only 'salami piquant'. The word 'pepperoni' is an Americanism used almost exclusively in the context of pizza or fast food.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais une grande pizza au pepperoni, s'il vous plaît.I would like a large pepperoni pizza, please.
- Je voudrais une pizza au pepperoni, s'il vous plaît.I would like a pepperoni pizza, please.
- Est-ce qu'il reste de la pizza au pepperoni ?Is there any pepperoni pizza left?
- Elle a commandé une pizza au pepperoni pour nous.She ordered a pepperoni pizza for us.
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are deciding what to order for dinner.
- ManonGabriel, qu'est-ce qu'on commande ce soir ?Gabriel, what are we ordering tonight?
- GabrielUne pizza au pepperoni, ça te dit ?Does a pepperoni pizza sound good to you?
- ManonOui, c'est une excellente idée !Yes, that is an excellent idea!
- GabrielParfait, je vais l'appeler tout de suite.Perfect, I will call them right away.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pepperoni, pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
