: 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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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Though basic, this oven does employ Breville’s Element IQ technology to optimize the eight smart cooking functions which include roast, bake, cookies, and pizza.
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The energy was giddy: pizza, demo tables, networking.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
At Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco’s La Canonica Cooking School in Tuscany, several generations can join forces to create their own pasta or pizza, while biscuit-making and crabbing are possibilities at South Carolina’s the Charleston Place.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Though basic, this oven does employ Breville’s Element IQ technology to optimize the eight smart cooking functions which include roast, bake, cookies, and pizza.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2025
The energy was giddy: pizza, demo tables, networking.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
At Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco’s La Canonica Cooking School in Tuscany, several generations can join forces to create their own pasta or pizza, while biscuit-making and crabbing are possibilities at South Carolina’s the Charleston Place.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 17 May. 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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