Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawaiian pizza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: hawai-ian piz-za
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Invented by Greek-Canadian chef Sam Panopoulos in 1962, said to have been named Hawaiian after the brand of canned pineapple he was using at the time or because the flavours were reminiscent of Hawaii. Compare toast Hawaii, another dish made with ham, pineapple, and cheese, invented in Germany in 1955.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hawaiian pizzas (plural)

Questions

What does hawaiian pizza mean?: A pizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham.
Where does hawaiian pizza come from?: Invented by Greek-Canadian chef Sam Panopoulos in 1962, said to have been named Hawaiian after the brand of canned pineapple he was using at the time or because the flavours were reminiscent of Hawaii. Compare toast Hawaii, another dish made with ham, pineapple, and cheese, invented in Germany in 1955.

How to pronounce hawaiian pizza

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hawaiian pizza”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hawaiian pizza”.
Repeat and practice — Say “hawaiian pizza” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.