pizzaiolo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pizzaiolo
First recorded in 1930–35; from Italian, equivalent to pizza pizza ( def. ) + -aiolo, an occupational suffix, from -aio, suffix of appurtenance ( cf. -ary ( def. )) + -olo, diminutive suffix ( cf. -ule ( def. ))
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But the Inland Empire pizzaiolo hadn’t seemed at ease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Watch as a pizzaiolo pulls a margherita pizza out of a wood-fired oven and you’ll see clouds of steam erupting from its surface as the sauce thickens and excess moisture from the cheese evaporates.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Bethany, your back was to the pizza workstation, but I noticed our pizzaiolo, with his furrowed brow, was very focused on kneading our pizza dough.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2018
“Whenever I go to a pizza shop, that’s what I order,” says Frank Linn, the owner and pizzaiolo of Frankly .
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2017
When it comes to productivity, Mr Hodgson says, "making sure that every single pizzaiolo knows how to make each individual pizza is very, very important."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2015
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