pizza Margherita
English
editNoun
editpizza Margherita (plural pizzas Margherita or pizzas Margheritas or pizza Margheritas)
- Alternative form of margherita pizza
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editFrench
editNoun
editpizza Margherita f (plural pizzas Margherita or pizzas Margheritas)
- Alternative letter-case form of pizza margherita
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editpizza + Margherita. From Margherita of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, at the time the pizza pie was renamed/formally named in her honour/honor, with the colours/colors 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
editpizza Margherita f (plural pizze Margherita)
- (chiefly in Campania) a traditional Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella (fior di latte) and basil
- (in other regions) a pizza topped with tomato and mozzarella (fior di latte)
Coordinate terms
edit- pizza fritta (the original Neapolitan pizza)
Descendants
edit- English: margherita pizza
- French: pizza margherita