pizza

[ peet-suh ]

/ ˈpit sə /

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noun

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.

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Also called pizza pie .

Origin of pizza

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

Words nearby pizza

Pizarro, Pizarro, Francisco, pizazz, pize, pizz., pizza, pizzaiola, pizzaiolo, pizzazz, pizzeria, pizzicato

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How to use pizza in a sentence

Cooking frozen pizzas, roasted veggies, chicken nuggets, and whole, toasted sandwiches are a snap.
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Employees can also check-in to a flight, book a taxi or order a pizza for a meeting themselves using their smartphone.
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This is your 30-minute pizza, and you can do what you like to make you happy.
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Simply remove the leftover pizza, and put the box in the bin.
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GREAT VALUEBright cherry and spice aromas announce this sangiovese as a pleasing quaffer or a good partner for casual meals, such as burgers or pizza.
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I am with a few friends at a pizza spot in D.C., on Mass Ave., just about 10 blocks from the White House.
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Therefore, he started hiring vendors like a “papusa lady” and a pizza guy to come and cook up made-to-order snacks.
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“There were moments when I was just really tempted to have a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger,” he says.
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“I would love to eat a pizza like that,” she says, testing Robin.
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Roll out pizza dough, add sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes.
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The bag went over my head quickly and was cinched so tight at the throat that I choked and threw up my freegan pizza.
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It seemed most everyone was rushing to deflate the pizza bubble and end our love affair with the anchovy.
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A pig's head stuffed with not the familiar apple but instead each tusk hollowed bulging with pizza.
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It was all the rage to be Italian and boast of one's prowess in demolishing mounds of pizza.
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A boar's head contoured in the recognizable shape but with tusks only made of pizza was a favourite alternative.
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British Dictionary definitions for pizza

pizza

/ (ˈpiːtsə) /

noun

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 Origin for pizza

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

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