PIZZA

pizza, pizza pie

(noun) Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pizza (countable and uncountable, plural pizzas or pizze)

(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat, vegetables or fruit

(countable) A single instance of this dish

Usage notes

In phrases like pizza bread and pizza bagel, pizza refers to the toppings.

Synonyms

• pizza pie

• pie

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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