pizza

noun

piz·​za ˈpēt-sə 

: 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

pizzalike

ˈpēt-sə-ˌlīk 

adjective

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 trouble started on the night of Jan. 2, when a man purchased a cheese pizza from the 7-Eleven on San Pablo Avenue in Emeryville, then came back to return it. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025

My makeup artist [Taylor Fitzgerald] brought Italian pastries and our photographer brought pizza from Rhode Island. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025

Before or after a day of shopping and sightseeing, Forte recommends grabbing pizza from Emma or getting a table at Roscioli for lunch. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025

After decades of serving up specialty savory and sweet pizzas, operations director Mike Marshall told CharlotteFive the restaurant’s lease wasn’t renewed by the property management company, Stream Realty Partners. —Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo bite, bit, bīzan to bite — more at bite

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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"