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Definition of pizza noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pizza

noun
 
/ˈpiːtsə/
 
/ˈpiːtsə/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. an Italian dish consisting of a flat round bread base with cheese, tomatoes, vegetables, meat, etc. on top
    • a ham and mushroom pizza
    • Is there any pizza left?
    • What do you want on your pizza?
    • a slice of cheese and tomato pizza
    Topics Fooda1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • takeaway
    • takeout
    • frozen
    • …
    … of pizza
    • piece
    • slice
    pizza + noun
    • sauce
    • topping
    • joint
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the pizza
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    Word OriginItalian, literally ‘pie’.
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