Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [peet-suh]
- /ˈpit sə/
- /ˈpiːt.sə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peet-suh]
- /ˈpit sə/
Definitions of pizza word
- noun pizza a flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc. 1
- noun pizza food 1
- variable noun pizza A pizza is a flat, round piece of dough covered with tomatoes, cheese, and other savoury food, and then baked in an oven. 0
- noun pizza a dish of Italian origin consisting of a baked disc of dough covered with cheese and tomatoes, usually with the addition of mushrooms, anchovies, sausage, or ham 0
- noun pizza a baked Italian dish consisting of flattened bread dough covered variously with herbs, fresh vegetables, or, typically in the U.S., with tomato sauce, grated cheese, and, often, sausage, mushrooms, pepperoni, etc. 0
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Origin of pizza
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; < Italian pizza (variant pitta), perhaps ultimately < Greek; Cf. pḗtea bran, pētítēs bran bread
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pizza
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pizza popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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