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pizzeria

[ peet-suh-ree-uh ]
/ ˌpit səˈri ə /
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noun

a restaurant, bakery, or the like, where pizzas are made and sold.

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RELATED WORDS

bar, diner, joint, inn, outlet, saloon, cafeteria, grill, hideaway, dive, canteen, lunchroom, chophouse, eatery, drive-in, luncheonette

Nearby words

pizazz, pize, pizz., pizza, pizzazz, pizzeria, pizzicato, pizzle, pièce d'occasion, pièce de résistance, piña

Origin of pizzeria

1940–45; < Italian, equivalent to pizz(a) pizza + -eria -ery
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British Dictionary definitions for pizzeria

pizzeria

/ (ˌpiːtsəˈriːə) /

noun

a place where pizzas are made, sold, or eaten

Word Origin for pizzeria

C20: from Italian, from pizza + -eria -ery
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for pizzeria

pizzeria

n.

1943, likely in use in American English in restaurant names by 1930, from pizza with ending as in cafeteria.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper