Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

margherita pizza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: margher-i-ta piz-za
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of margherita pizza.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian pizza Margherita, from Margherita of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, at the time the pizza pie was renamed/formally named in her honour, with the colours of the Italian flag of reunification, red (tomato), white (mozzarella), green (basil). Pizza topped in this manner was already traditional in Naples before acquiring its current name.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: pizza Margherita

Usage

Inflected Forms

margherita pizzas (plural) pizza margherita (alternative)

Phrases

caprese salad

Frequently Paired Words

caprese salad pizza fritta

Synonyms

Margherita

Questions

What does margherita pizza mean?: The traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
Where does margherita pizza come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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