margherita pizza

English

Alternative forms

Margherita pizza, pizza margherita, pizza Margherita

Etymology

Italian pizza Margherita, from Margherita of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, at the time the pizza pie was renamed/formally named in her honour, with the colours of the Italian flag of reunification, red (tomato), white (mozzarella), green (basil). Pizza topped in this manner was already traditional in Naples before acquiring its current name.

Noun

margherita pizza (countable and uncountable, plural margherita pizzas)

The traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella

Synonyms

Margherita, margherita

Coordinate terms

pizza fritta (the original Naples pizza)

Translations

pizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella

French: pizza margherita f
German: Pizza Margherita f, Margherita f
Italian: pizza Margherita f, pizza margherita f

Anagrams

pizza Margherita, pizza margherita