pizzaiola

American  

[peet-suh-yoh-luh] / ˌpit səˈyoʊ lə /

adjective

1. Italian Cooking. prepared with a tomato sauce containing oregano and often other ingredients, as typically used in making pizza.

   Veal pizzaiola is a much loved Italian winter dish that I grew up eating as a kid.

2. relating to, suitable for, or used in the making of pizza.

   The kitchen features a pizzaiola counter with a carrara marble top.

   This recipe is our take on the classic pizzaiola sauce.

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noun

1. a female pizza chef.

   She is now the pizzaiola at one of the city’s most frequented Italian restaurants.

2. Italian Cooking. a seasoned tomato sauce, as used in the making of pizza and pizzaiola dishes.

   Spread the pizzaiola on your base by putting a blob in the middle and then moving the pan quickly back and forth.

Etymology

Origin of pizzaiola

First recorded in 1910–15; feminine of pizzaiolo ( def. ); adjectival sense from Italian alla pizzaiola “in the manner of a female pizza chef”; cf. à la ( def. )

Example Sentences

I learned how to cook from my parents and sometimes I’ll make my signature dish, steak pizzaiola, which is chard and crusted rib-eye smothered in chopped veggies.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

And then there’s the food, which is why you’re here: chicken parmigiano, steak pizzaiola, spaghetti alla carbonara, manicotti, red velvet shortcake — one could go on, but why not just start cooking?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2016