: 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 apple bourbon barbecue pulled pork pizza uses pork roasted in-house.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Scott grabbed some pizza and returned to park her Subaru near the West Shore Market to wait for Serafini.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Even Robots Have Their Limitations The robot prepares each pizza in about 6 minutes compared to humans who can take 6 to 10 minutes, depending on their technique.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Down North’s Detroit-style square pizza with a Philly spin landed it on the New York Times 50 best restaurants list in 2021 and the Washington Post’s Best Pizza in America list.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Scott grabbed some pizza and returned to park her Subaru near the West Shore Market to wait for Serafini.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Even Robots Have Their Limitations The robot prepares each pizza in about 6 minutes compared to humans who can take 6 to 10 minutes, depending on their technique.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Down North’s Detroit-style square pizza with a Philly spin landed it on the New York Times 50 best restaurants list in 2021 and the Washington Post’s Best Pizza in America list.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pizza
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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