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

Example Sentences

We ordered a pizza for supper.

I ordered pizza for supper.

a slice of pepperoni pizza

Recent Examples on the Web

Grill a steak, bake a pizza, watch a movie. —Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023

But Ward wants customers to know the restaurant, with a full-liquor bar, is more than pizza. —Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023

In March, Marion County deputies arrested a man accused of slapping a woman across the face with a hot slice of pizza. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023

But on the next block north, several restaurants remain in business, serving Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern and pizza. —Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023

Half an hour or so later, the kitchen smelled heavenly, a little like pizza. —Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023

Exploring the best new food in the Bay Area right now means eating plump Georgian dumplings, hard-to-find Indian specialties and award-winning pizza. —Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023

These eateries exist only on the internet and the majority, like Spinners, serve pizza. —Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023

Grab a cup of coffee at Magnolia Press, cupcakes at Silos Baking Co., or a variety of treats, from popcorn to pizza, at the empire's various food trucks. —Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 7 Apr. 2023

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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"