Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pizzaiolo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: piz-zaio-lo
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who makes pizzas; a pizzamaker.

Example Sentences

"The wood-burning ovens and rock-star pizzaioli that seemed exotic not long ago are becoming familiar."
"Mr. Arena routinely travels to pizzerias, and also responds to questions from pizzaiolos from around the world, including Brazil and China. […] Evel Pie, where Mr. Rotolo was once the head pizzaiolo, has a punk-rock-meets-Evel-Knievel aesthetic, replete with a Knievel-themed pinball machine, ’70s-era bunting and music, and the words “Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza” in lights above the bar."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pizzaiolo.

Inflected Forms

pizzaiolos (plural) pizzaioli (plural)

Questions

What does pizzaiolo mean?: One who makes pizzas; a pizzamaker.
Where does pizzaiolo come from?: Borrowed from Italian pizzaiolo.

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