pizzeria

[peet-suh-ree-uh]

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noun

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

Origin of pizzeria

1940–45; < Italian, equivalent to pizz(a) pizza + -eria -ery

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Related Words for pizzeria

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

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Contemporary Examples of pizzeria

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He and a neighbor friend worked for a time in a pizzeria in a nearby town.
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Gunfire suddenly erupted and his aunt hustled him and his cousin into the safety of a pizzeria.
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Then he opened a pizzeria, which became a neighborhood hotspot.
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I was a character called Mark Payne, who was a weird waiter who worked at a Pizzeria Uno.
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British Dictionary definitions for pizzeria

pizzeria

noun

a place where pizzas are made, sold, or eaten

Word Origin for pizzeria

C20: from Italian, from pizza + -eria -ery

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Word Origin and History for pizzeria

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