: 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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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.
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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
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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
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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