PIZZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pizza mean? 

• PIZZA (noun)
  The noun PIZZA has 1 sense:

1. Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

  Familiarity information: PIZZA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIZZA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

pizza; pizza pie

Hypernyms ("pizza" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pizza"):

sausage pizza (tomato and cheese pizza with sausage)

pepperoni pizza (tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni)

cheese pizza (pizza with lots of cheese)

anchovy pizza (tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies)

Sicilian pizza (pizza made with a thick crust)

 Context examples 

On the other hand, processed foods such as pizzas are generally associated with their function or the context in which they are eaten.

(Our Weight Tells How We Assess Food, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

You have a lot of brilliant energy in one little slice of the pizza pie (your solar horoscope) in the area ruling your home and family.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

On the other hand, processed foods such as pizzas are generally associated with their function or the context in which they are eaten such as parties or picnics.

(Our Weight Tells How We Assess Food, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

If you could see your chart, you would notice that at the start of the month in one little slice of the pizza pie (the horoscope is cut into 12 slices) you have Venus, Mars, and Pluto all in Capricorn, your house of partners (romantic or business).

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)