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pizzeria

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

noun

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

pizzeria British  
/ ˌpiːtsəˈriːə /

noun

  1. a place where pizzas are made, sold, or eaten

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Etymology

Origin of pizzeria

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

Example Sentences

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She had legally migrated here with her family from Ukraine and was working in a pizzeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Leg-spinner Crishan Kalugamage works in a pizzeria in Tuscany and topped up his three wickets against Nepal with the dismissals of England's Tom Banton and Sam Curran.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Soon even the humblest burgh in the hinterland could lay claim to a flourishing pizzeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Now Franz wants to find somebody to open a small cafe or pizzeria at the venue, but needs to get rid of the pop monolith first.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Chicken loved the pizzeria that gave them balls of fresh dough to play with, but their doors were locked until dinnertime.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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