Definition of pizza
: 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
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Examples of pizza in a Sentence
We ordered a pizza for supper.
I ordered pizza for supper.
a slice of pepperoni pizza
Recent Examples of pizza from the Web
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The restaurant will feature a drive-thru for pickup orders and a wide selection of take-and-bake and pre-baked pizzas.
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Pizzas are multitudinous, but opt for the five-spice duck cannelloni instead: petite rolls that are at once lush and unadorned.
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Max and Ethan brainstorm ideas for his YA pitch in a frantic cram session involving pizza, tap dancing, and copious amounts of Adderall.
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For their 43rd wedding anniversary in June, the two enjoyed a big pizza dinner before gabbing dessert at Thrifty’s ice cream.
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A pizza store on the parcel was torn down several years ago.
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Each was advertised beforehand and geared toward local interests — things like Mexican food, pizza, photo booths, and cornhole – at a cost of between $700 and $3,000.
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Food offered is a buffet of pasta, kosher pizza, salads, sushi and wine.
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Pi Pizzeria, which opened in October 2014 in the AT580 building, served both deep dish and thin crust pizzas, appetizers and craft beer.
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Origin and Etymology of pizza
Italian, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo bite, bit, bīzan to bite — more at bite
PIZZA Defined for English Language Learners
pizza
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: a food made from flat, usually round bread that is topped with usually tomato sauce and cheese and often with meat or vegetables
PIZZA Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of pizza for Students
: a dish made of flattened bread dough topped usually with tomato sauce and cheese and often meat and vegetables and baked
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