pizza
[ peet-suh ]
/ ˈpit sə /
noun
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.
Also called
pizza pie.
Origin of pizza
1930–35; < Italian
pizza (variant
pitta), perhaps ultimately < Greek; Cf.
pḗtea bran,
pētítēs bran bread
Words nearby pizza
pizarro,
pizarro, francisco,
pizazz,
pize,
pizz.,
pizza,
pizzazz,
pizzeria,
pizzicato,
pizzle,
pièce d'occasion
Example sentences from the Web for pizza
British Dictionary definitions for pizza
pizza
/ (ˈpiːtsə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for pizza
C20: from Italian, perhaps from Vulgar Latin
picea (unattested), from Latin
piceus relating to
pitch ²; perhaps related to Modern Greek
pitta cake