: 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
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
By circulating hot air, french fries, chicken, pizza, and other foods are thoroughly cooked with a small amount of oil.
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Pat’s Pizza is introducing the Mexican street corn pizza with Oaxacan and Cotija cheeses and cilantro.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
As for the menu, favorites will still be available at the new restaurant, while new offerings include an egg roll trio (cheeseburger, Cuban sandwich and pepperoni pizza); mushroom and goat cheese croquettes with fig jam; Swedish meatballs and matzo ball soup, which will be available daily.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
For now, the list of pizzas, which also includes a margherita, is small.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Pat’s Pizza is introducing the Mexican street corn pizza with Oaxacan and Cotija cheeses and cilantro.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
As for the menu, favorites will still be available at the new restaurant, while new offerings include an egg roll trio (cheeseburger, Cuban sandwich and pepperoni pizza); mushroom and goat cheese croquettes with fig jam; Swedish meatballs and matzo ball soup, which will be available daily.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
For now, the list of pizzas, which also includes a margherita, is small.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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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"
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