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pizza

[ peet-suh ]

noun

  1. a flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc.


pizza

/ ˈ辱ːٲə /

noun

  1. a dish of Italian origin consisting of a baked disc of dough covered with cheese and tomatoes, usually with the addition of mushrooms, anchovies, sausage, or ham
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pizza1

1930–35; < Italian pizza (variant pitta ), perhaps ultimately < Greek; Cf. ḗt bran, ŧíŧ bran bread
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pizza1

C20: from Italian, perhaps from Vulgar Latin picea (unattested), from Latin piceus relating to pitch ²; perhaps related to Modern Greek pitta cake
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Example Sentences

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I'd say first and foremost, that mushrooms are reducible to poisons, pizza toppings and party drugs.

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A well-known restaurant even posted an image of a regular pizza topped with boiled eggs, alongside the caption 'Conor Benn special'.

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He did know where to put the microphones while dodging pizza.

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He had a choice between Anisa Khan, who sells Indian food-flavoured pizzas, and Dean Franklin, who runs an air conditioning company, in a battle he billed as "chilli versus the chiller".

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But many restaurants are offering some financial relief this week: discount deals on burgers, doughnuts and pizzas.

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