Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greek pizza

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
greek piz-za
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of American pizza that is proofed and cooked in a shallow pan rather than being stretched to order and baked on the floor of the pizza oven.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The style was devised by Costas Kitsatis, a Greek from Albania, at his restaurant in Connecticut in 1955.

Usage

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Questions

What does greek pizza mean?
A kind of American pizza that is proofed and cooked in a shallow pan rather than being stretched to order and baked on the floor of the pizza oven.
Where does greek pizza come from?
The style was devised by Costas Kitsatis, a Greek from Albania, at his restaurant in Connecticut in 1955.

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