When you say 'pizza' are you speaking Italian?

'Pizza' is a word borrowed from Italian 'pizza'. The word entered the English language some time around 1845.

pizza [noun] [1845]

A dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and o...

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Etymology: Italian, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German 'bizzo, pizzo' bite, bit, 'bīzan' to bite

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