#1398 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
pizza
Word origin
A respelling of Italian pizza, whose own origin is genuinely disputed.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- pizza
- English cognates
- pizza
Other proposed origins
- One account derives pizza from Byzantine Greek pitta, a flat bread. (pitta)
- Another traces it to Langobardic bizzo ('bite, morsel'), brought to Italy by Germanic settlers. (bizzo)
Examples
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We ordered a large pizza with cheese.
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The children want to eat pizza every evening.
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Have you ever made a pizza yourself?
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