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piz⋅za
[peet-suh] 
–noun
| 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. |
Also called pizza pie.
Origin:
1930–35; < It pizza (var. pitta), perh. ult. < Gk; Cf. p
tea bran, pētítēs bran bread
1930–35; < It pizza (var. pitta), perh. ult. < Gk; Cf. p
tea bran, pētítēs bran bread
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| piz·za (pēt'sə) n. A baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, or olives. [Italian, pie, tart, pizza.] |
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pizza
1935, from It. pizza, originally "cake, tart, pie," of uncertain origin. Klein suggests a connection with M.Gk. pitta "cake, pie," from Gk. pitta "pitch." See also pita. Pizzeria is attested from 1943, likely in use in Amer.Eng. from 1930s.
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Language Translation for : Pizza
Spanish:
pizza,
German:
die Pizza,
Japanese:
ピザ
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