pizzeria

noun

piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pizzeria (audio)
: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold

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Zarutska, wearing her pizzeria uniform, sits in front of a man in a red hoodie and begins scrolling on her phone. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Surveillance footage released after delay by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) shows Zarutska boarding the train after her shift at a pizzeria and taking a seat in front of a man later identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, who is Black. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 In terms of patriotic bragging rights, once again, Italy has the most pizzerias in the top 100 (actually, because of ties, there are 107 restaurants listed) with 41 restaurants making the cut. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025 Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler. Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pizzeria

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from pizza

First Known Use

circa 1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pizzeria was circa 1912

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“Pizzeria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizzeria. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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pizzeria

noun
piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce pizzeria (audio)
: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold

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