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pizza

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
piz·za /ˈpiːtsə/ ●●● S2 noun [countable, uncountable]  pizza.jpg DFFa food made of thin flat round bread, baked with tomato, cheese, and sometimes vegetables or meat on top 比萨饼,意大利薄饼 pizzeria a slice of pizza 一片比萨4  See picture of 见图 FAST FOOD
Examples from the Corpus
pizzaTired from hiking, we checked in, turned on the television and ordered a pizza.But I like the idea, akin to miniature escargot pizza.Beer followed pizza and we looked round the Roman amphitheatre which had been built by Roman legionnaires 1,800 years before.With its pizza boa paint and racing addenda, I thought this car was going to be hellish to drive.It has a distinctive texture which becomes stringy when cooked and is most famous served on top of pizzas or lasagne.No self-respecting pasta-maker would use anything else for making fresh pasta or pizza, come to that.So they decided not to cook on Friday nights and to order pizza for everybody instead.But when rain comes, they go to pizza.
Origin pizza (1800-1900) Italian pie
piz·za nounChineseSyllable
round food with thin Corpus bread, of baked flat a made


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pizza
pizza S2 /ˈpiːtsə/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Italian
 Origin: 'pie'

a food made of thin flat round bread, baked with tomato, cheese, and sometimes vegetables or meat on top ⇨ pizzeria:
    a slice of pizza


pizzaBrE /ˈpiːtsə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpiːtsə/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] an Italian dish consisting of a flat round bread base with cheese, tomatoes, vegetables, meat, etc. on top 比萨饼;意大利饼a ham and mushroom pizza火腿蘑菇比萨饼Is there any pizza left? 还有比萨饼吗?🔊🔊