noun
pizzeria
peet-suh-REE-uh
Pizzeria (noun) means a restaurant that specializes in making and selling pizza. Example: “The pizzeria on the corner makes the best thin-crust pizza in town.”
noun
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A restaurant that specializes in making and selling pizza.
"The pizzeria on the corner makes the best thin-crust pizza in town."
How to use pizzeria
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pizza restaurant.
Common pairings
local pizzeria
family-run pizzeria
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Word forms
- Plural
- pizzerias, pizzerie
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pizzeria, from pizza plus the suffix -eria (matching English "-ery").
Synonyms
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pizza shop
pizza parlor
Rhymes for pizzeria
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What does “pizzeria” mean?
The word “pizzeria” means a restaurant that specializes in making and selling pizza. In plain terms, a pizza restaurant.
How do you pronounce “pizzeria”?
“Pizzeria” is pronounced peet-suh-REE-uh (/ˌpiːt.səˈɹiː.ə/ in IPA).
How do you use “pizzeria” in a sentence?
Here is “pizzeria” used in a sentence: “The pizzeria on the corner makes the best thin-crust pizza in town.”
What part of speech is “pizzeria”?
“Pizzeria” is a noun.
Where does the word “pizzeria” come from?
The word “pizzeria” comes from Italian. Borrowed from Italian pizzeria, from pizza plus the suffix -eria (matching English "-ery").
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