pizzeria

noun

piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə 

: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold

Examples of pizzeria in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gluck grew up near Columbia University on Claremont Avenue, and decided to use his childhood street name as the namesake of Owen’s pizzeria. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Justin Knapp—a forty-three-year-old in Indiana who has held all sorts of jobs, including working at a pizzeria and at a crisis hotline—is one super editor. — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

For Black Thought, that’s why filming at a real Brooklyn pizzeria made the campaign feel authentic. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from pizza

First Known Use

circa 1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pizzeria

• aliya
• aliyah
• althea
• apnoea
• dyspnea
• dyspnoea
• hosea
• idea
• kshatriya
• kyrie
• lutea
• maria

Kids Definition

pizzeria

noun

piz·​ze·​ria ˌpēt-sə-ˈrē-ə 

: an establishment where pizzas are made or sold