: 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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More people cooked at home, so naturally, demand for outdoor cooking appliances like griddles, grills, smokers and pizza ovens skyrocketed.
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Tim Clark, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, because frozen cheese pizza is meatless, its safety falls to the FDA, which inspects most facilities at least once every five years.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was known for its provolone and mozzarella-topped pizza, chicken noodle soup, and Reuben sandwich.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Embracing her iconic role, Shay wore a white T-shirt and red baseball cap from the fictional pizza shop and took the stage to dance to the Pizza Girl song as the crowd went wild.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tim Clark, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, because frozen cheese pizza is meatless, its safety falls to the FDA, which inspects most facilities at least once every five years.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was known for its provolone and mozzarella-topped pizza, chicken noodle soup, and Reuben sandwich.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Embracing her iconic role, Shay wore a white T-shirt and red baseball cap from the fictional pizza shop and took the stage to dance to the Pizza Girl song as the crowd went wild.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Pizza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizza. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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