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

On a sunny afternoon in May 2024, a hundred New England foodies gathered on the steps of the US Capitol to declare New Haven, Connecticut—in as official a manner as possible—the pizza capital of the United States. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

Apartment-dweller Petter Gran uses a basket to lower pizza orders down from his balcony, a full three stories above street level. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

Eating contests for kids and adults will feature ice cream, funnel cakes, barbecue pizza, watermelon and corn dogs. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 4 June 2026

Like those two businesses, pizzas reign supreme, but the current enterprise has a far wider roster of dishes. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 June 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

Phrases Containing pizza

• Margherita pizza
• Neapolitan pizza
• pizza Margherita

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"