pizza pie
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- noun
- /ˈpɪtsə paɪ/
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pizza
- I understand pumpkin pies, pizza pies, and pot pies.
- a big pizza pie
- eat a pizza pie
- make a pizza pie
He was like and then I heard drove my Chevy to the levy, but the and then a guy would come over and be like, you want your pizza pie?
- He was like and then I heard drove my Chevy to the levy, but the and then a guy would come over and be like, you want your pizza pie?
- He sold the one company and went from doing pizza pies to doing ice plunges.
- When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.
Examples
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Just before leaving the house this morning, Shirley made the announcement that we will be having pizza tonight and that I'll be making the crust—and possibly the whole pizza pie.
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For my money, he and his family are making the best pizza pies in town.
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- Want some pizza pie?
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A pizza pie is only a certain size large.
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What's in a pizza pie?
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Thinly sliced pears take any pizza pie to the next level.
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They'll make a pizza pie with a topping of your choice.
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Aunt Renise arrives at seven with Pickles and a pizza pie.
Synonyms
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A round flat bread with tomato sauce and cheese, often with meat or vegetable toppings
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A pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and slices of spicy sausage
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A pizza with only cheese on top
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A pizza that has tomato sauce, cheese, and pieces of sausage
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A pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and salty anchovies on top
A pizza with a thick rectangular crust baked in a pan and topped with tomato sauce and cheese
A pizza that has toppings and flavors from Japan like fish, seaweed, or mayonnaise
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'pizza' names the specific baked dough dish and 'pie' signals a type of baked, topped pastry, so 'pizza pie' simply denotes that kind of pie. This is essentially a regional/redundant variant rather than an idiom, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Pizza pie may come from people who compared the round, flat Italian pizza to the round baked pie they already knew; this simple picture made the food easy to understand. That's why saying pizza pie gives the idea of 'a whole pizza' you can cut into slices.