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chicago-style pizza

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
chicago-style piz-za
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A casserole-like deep-dish pizza with a characteristically high-edged crust on which the toppings are often layered upside down (first cheese and meat or vegetables, then tomato sauce).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Chicago + style + pizza. From being a style of pizza that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chicago-style pizzas (plural) Chicago style pizza (alternative) Chicago pizza (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

New York-style pizza deep-dish pizza

Questions

What does chicago-style pizza mean?
A casserole-like deep-dish pizza with a characteristically high-edged crust on which the toppings are often layered upside down (first cheese and meat or vegetables, then tomato sauce).
Where does chicago-style pizza come from?
From Chicago + style + pizza. From being a style of pizza that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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