Pizza

See also: pizza and pizzą

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pizza (plural Pizzas)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pizza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

German

Pizzen in einem Ofen — pizzas in an oven

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pizza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪtsa/, [ˈpɪt͡sa], [ˈpɪt͡sɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɪtsa, -ɪtsɐ

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Noun

Pizza f (genitive Pizza, plural Pizzen or Pizzas, diminutive Pizzchen n)

1. pizza

Usage notes

• Although both plurals are equally acceptable, Pizzen is considered preferable by many and is somewhat more frequent.

Declension

Declension of Pizza [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pizza	die	Pizzen, Pizzas
genitive	einer	der	Pizza	der	Pizzen, Pizzas
dative	einer	der	Pizza	den	Pizzen, Pizzas
accusative	eine	die	Pizza	die	Pizzen, Pizzas

Derived terms

• Pizzabäcker, Pizzabelag, Pizzablech, Pizzabote, Pizzabude, Pizzakurier, Pizzakarton, Pizzamesser, Pizzarestaurant, Pizzateig
• Tiefkühlpizza, Handpizza

Further reading

• “Pizza” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pizza” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pizza” in Duden online
• Pizza on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡sa/

Noun

Pizza f (plural Pizzas)

1. pizza

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary