Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, or olives.
Wiktionary
- n. 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
- n. countable A single instance of this dish
WordNet 3.0
- n. Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
Etymologies
- First coined 1935, from Italian pizza, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Byzantine Greek πίττα (pitta, "cake, pie"), from Ancient Greek πίσσα (pissa, "pitch"), Attic πίττα (pitta), from πεπτός (peptos, "cooked") or from Langobardic pizza ("bit, bite"), or from Latin pinso ("I beat, pound"). (Wiktionary)
- Italian, pie, tart, pizza. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It was then, that the pizza man went on to open the box completely to reveal the Shakespearean tragi-comedy of it all the pizza velcro-warmer had done such a phenomenal job at keeping the pizza hot, that all the cheese had crumbled and slid to one entire corner of the pizza ”
“It was only after consuming one of these hearty slices that I finally understood the term "pizza pie.”
“I have been digging into pizza from a very early age, long before pizza chains descended on Indian cities, long before I moved to graduate school in NYC, where pizza is not just food, it is a food group.”
“The meeting between the word pizza and a flat bread or focaccia smeared with tomato sauce lay a long way in the future.”
“Oddly, their pizza is the most similar to what I encounter overseas.”
“I live in chicago and I just thought it was funny how people from outside of chicago thinks chicago pizza is so so while people from chicago think other pizza is awful.”
“Next time I'll try what they call the pizza della nonna -- grandma's pizza -- which is with San Marzano tomatoes, grated pecorino and parmigiano, olive oil -- add anchovies and roasted garlic.”
“My pizza is sure to be one of a kind, my pizza will leave other pizzas behind, my pizza will be a delectable treat that all who love pizza are welcome to eat.”
“If you have any doubt that our pizza is anything other than “GARBAGE,” come on in or order a pizza pie from us!”
The Office: Pizza by Alfredo Seeks Revenge with Extra Anchovies | Best Week Ever
“If the pizza is as good as advertised, I might even be convinced to make a few knights ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pizza’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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vegan
vegan food list of basic vegan food or types of vegan food you've had and liked.
( food, cuisine, eating, health, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, anti-cruelty, cruelty free, conscio...tofu, hummus, falafel, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice, pasta and 57 more...
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It's All Just Words.
quixotic, penisaurus rex, plibt, pot, polaroid, gemütlichkeit, hey! pooper scoop..., nowhere, anywhere, somewhere, elsewhere, wherever and 80 more...
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Double Letter words
Here is a list of Double Letter Words! Everyone is welcome to add some more words if needed!
bubbles, gallop, wheel, follow, grasshopper, bunny, rabbit, summer, groovy, puppy, fitness, greetings and 65 more...
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The List Of Good Breakfasts
A list of good breaky; kind of a no-brainer.
Also, I just thought I'd say thanks for adding all of your favourite breakfasts, even if half of 'em don't sound like the're actualy food,...weet-bix, nutrigrain, special k, all bran, crumpets toasted ..., kippers, chorizo, pepper a..., eggs benny, toasted bacon sar..., full english, warm fresh croiss..., liver and bacon and 42 more...
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cindywrites's Words
chiaroscuro, mollycoddle, feckless, evocative, provocative, invocation, beckon, allay, becalm, console, lull, soothe and 479 more...
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A Crumb Of Comfort
Types of bread & breadmaking terms. Mainly I'm looking for plain or savoury breads but I'll accept the sweet-ish ones as long as they are more bread than cake :-)
lagana, khobz, pita, foccaccia, ciabatta, bap, altamura, knead, leaven, crumpet, muffin, bagel and 202 more...
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fabula's Words
fabulas, pasadizo, laberinto, amazónica, libritos, manzana, ilustración, ilustraciones, trazos, tiralíneas, eufenismo, cinemateca and 217 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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food
food, chef, spice, salt, sugar, pumpkin, apples, fruit, vegetable, savory, soup, sauce and 280 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pizza.
hernesheir Still, The state of Kansas is flatter than a pancake. Jun 26, 2010
oroboros A pizza with radius z and thickness a has a volume of pi*z*z*a --via Reddit.com Jun 26, 2010
bilby Wandering frog of the rolling valleys, we had a discussion going a few weeks ago on cone pizza. Jun 4, 2009
reesetee Heehee! Jun 3, 2009
qroqqa The future of pizza is pizzarà. Jun 3, 2009
frogapplause The future of pizza? I'm not ready to try this! Jun 3, 2009
lea 'Yeast pillow
sailing
through the green
oregano air, floats
down into the bubbling
rumors of tomatoes,
the gossip
of basil and bay leaves,
stretches at the red
aromatic massage,
dreams in layers
of mozzarella, the black
oval dozings of olives
humming in the sun,
dough that naps
in the glow
of laughter,
round appetite,
cicular carpet
shrugging
at knives and forks,
tattles
in many tongues,
international traveler
riding red pepper cloud-currents,
cruising the seas,
rising
to grins
that pull the melted
cheese, queso, fromage, kaas, ser, keshi, ocha,
queijo, käse, panir, nailao, queixo,
formatge, brinzeu, cascaval, bú, formagio
from country to country,
wrapping around us and
our gold floating globe.
"Ode to Pizza" by Pat Mora. Mar 6, 2009
benny4words Apparently derived from the medievil greek noun,"pitta" meaning cake/pie Feb 5, 2009
bilby :-> Jan 20, 2009
Prolagus Misspelling of capricciosa? Jan 20, 2009
bilby My local pizza restaurant is offering, among others, the following varieties: Temptation, Aussie, Trash Can, A Lee, The Bomb, Mafioso and Tiger Feast. If they're all too exotic there's always that great Italian fallback, Capricossia. Jan 20, 2009