How to pronounce pizza

Say it like this: /ˈpi.tsə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈpi.tsə/

What does pizza mean?

nounA baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.

“a slice of pizza”

A single instance of this dish.

“He ate a whole pizza!”

snowplow: a maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

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