: 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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So there’s no place to tuck away the griddle or pizza stone.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
The average Philadelphian orders about 4.7 pizzas a month and would need more than $13.7 million to accept a pizza bribe — agreeing to never eat another slice in our life.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
So there’s no place to tuck away the griddle or pizza stone.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The moms and daughters shared wings and pizza before Danielle left to meet Richard, his mother says.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 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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