pizza

[peet-suh]

noun

1. a flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc.

pizza

/ ˈpiːtsə /

noun

1. a dish of Italian origin consisting of a baked disc of dough covered with cheese and tomatoes, usually with the addition of mushrooms, anchovies, sausage, or ham

Word History and Origins

Origin of pizza¹

1930–35; < Italian pizza (variant pitta ), perhaps ultimately < Greek; Cf. pḗtea bran, pētítēs bran bread

Word History and Origins

Origin of pizza¹

C20: from Italian, perhaps from Vulgar Latin picea (unattested), from Latin piceus relating to _pitch ²; perhaps related to Modern Greek pitta cake

Example Sentences

The youngest of four children, she was teased by her siblings for remembering family events for what they ate—like the baked salmon at a wedding or mom’s pizza.

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“I needed $2.60 to go get two slices of pizza and a soda, and I just thought: That’s the thing that I want. That was the thing that mattered to me,” he said.

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“I needed $2.60 to go get two slices of pizza and a soda, and I just thought: That’s the thing that I want. That was the thing that mattered to me,” he said.

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It’s like ordering pizza on your ex-wife’s credit card, and she uses the receipt to prove you still love her.

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What we don't yet know is whether it marks an end to the days of chatbots going rogue and recommending glue as a pizza ingredient.

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