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

On Wednesday morning, Vic Jones was cleaning dishes in the kitchen and running Palermo’s pizza out to the bar for customers to enjoy for free. —Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025

Domino's Some will be craving a pizza on New Year's Day, and Domino's is open for delivery to meet that demand. —Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025

Cool for 5 minutes before serving with warm pizza sauce on the side. —Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024

Latest in Success 10 hours ago Success - Gen Z Gen Z grad landed an internship by wearing her university baseball cap to her pizza joint job. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2024

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"