pizzeria
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pizzeria
1940–45; < Italian, equivalent to pizz ( a ) pizza + -eria -ery
Example Sentences
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She had legally migrated here with her family from Ukraine and was working in a pizzeria.
When he got in, he worked in his brother’s restaurants—a lunch counter, then a pizzeria—to pay his tuition.
Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.
From Barron's
The suspect had travelled to New York City for a job opportunity from Mankato, Minnesota, and had been working at a local pizzeria, according to the law enforcement source.
From BBC
A deeply troubling report in this paper says that while pizzerias were once the second-most popular type of restaurant in this country, they now rank sixth, lagging behind coffee shops and eateries selling Mexican-style food.
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