: 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
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Here are 41 restaurants and bars hosting watch parties with menus ranging from an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet to a game day wine-pairing class.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
This adds an extra softness to the fabric, much as pizza crust in Naples would be unimaginable without the city’s acqua.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Some have been led to violence like the man who shot up a pizza parlor in Washington DC looking for victims of child trafficking in the basement.
—Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Options with 14″ pizza combos are $30, while 18″ pizza combos are $50.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
This adds an extra softness to the fabric, much as pizza crust in Naples would be unimaginable without the city’s acqua.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Some have been led to violence like the man who shot up a pizza parlor in Washington DC looking for victims of child trafficking in the basement.
—Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Options with 14″ pizza combos are $30, while 18″ pizza combos are $50.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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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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