🇮🇹 Italian

pizza

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feminine

la pizza

pizza

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pizza
/la ˈpittsa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pizza in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈpittsa/

How do you pronounce pizza in Italian?

pizza is pronounced /la ˈpittsa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La pizza italiana è più buona della pizza americana.

The Italian pizza is better than American pizza.

Questa pizza margherita è davvero deliziosa e fresca.

This margherita pizza is really delicious and fresh.

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Why is it feminine?

The word "pizza" is feminine in Italian. While its exact etymology is debated, the most commonly cited origin traces it to Latin *pinsa* (feminine past participle of *pingere*, meaning "to stretch" or "to flatten"), which referred to flatbread. The feminine gender was preserved as the word evolved through Italian. However, some linguists propose alternative etymologies, and the word's gender assignment may partly reflect the feminine gender of related Italian words for flatbreads rather than following a standard gender rule.

What is the Italian word for pizza?

The Italian word for pizza is la pizza — feminine.

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