: 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
The city’s food truck and vegan scenes were also highlighted and awarded in recent years, as was its pizza scene (much to the dismay of New Yorkers).
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Will McGough, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The mind scrolls through old baseball rivalries and pineapple pizza toppings and concedes that this must be so.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisc., issued an apology after discovering that their pizzas had been accidentally contaminated with THC oil between Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 24, at 12:00 p.m., according to a post from the restaurant’s Facebook account.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 28 Oct. 2024
The market pie and slice at both his Pizzeria Bianco and Pane Bianco in downtown Los Angeles are some of the greatest expressions of Southern California produce in pizza form.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Will McGough, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The mind scrolls through old baseball rivalries and pineapple pizza toppings and concedes that this must be so.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisc., issued an apology after discovering that their pizzas had been accidentally contaminated with THC oil between Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 24, at 12:00 p.m., according to a post from the restaurant’s Facebook account.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 28 Oct. 2024
The market pie and slice at both his Pizzeria Bianco and Pane Bianco in downtown Los Angeles are some of the greatest expressions of Southern California produce in pizza form.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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