pizza

noun

piz·​za ˈpēt-sə 

: a dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked

called also pizza pie

pizzalike

ˈpēt-sə-ˌlīk 

adjective

Examples of pizza in a Sentence

We ordered a pizza for supper.

I ordered pizza for supper.

a slice of pepperoni pizza

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the city’s best restaurants and bars are both uptown and walkable, including breakfast juggernaut Cheeky’s and its adjacent pizza-pasta-patio hotspot Birba, farm-to-table fave Workshop, and cool cocktail den Tailor Shop. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026

These marks are common and hard to avoid—McAllister says they can be caused by anything from a water glass without a coaster to a warm pizza box that’s just been delivered. —Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026

The restaurant has an outdoor terrace and a menu of local beer, cocktails, and casual fare like nachos and pizza. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026

Deliver the pizza at your friend’s house. —Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo bite, bit, bīzan to bite — more at bite

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pizza

noun

piz·​za ˈpēt-sə 

: a dish made typically of thinly rolled bread dough spread with a spiced mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked

called also pizza pie

Etymology

from Italian pizza "pizza"