pizza parlor
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- noun
- /ˈpɪtsə ˈpɑrlər/
- US
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pizzería
- A guy came into the pizza parlor and ordered a single slice with pepperoni.
And if you're running a pizza parlor, it's, you know, it's that strange.
- And if you're running a pizza parlor, it's, you know, it's that strange.
- And so I came back and I was staying at my, my mom's place and, you know, working at Shakey's Pizza Parlor.
- Israelis are being blown to bits in pizza parlours and cafes and on buses in Israel.
Examples
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You still workin' at the pizza parlor?
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Why don't you go on down to the pizza parlor on the corner?
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I remember, back in the day, I used to work at that pizza parlor on main street.
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The only lights still on that Wednesday night were in the pizza parlor.
Fiction book (1996) -
So I went to the pizza parlor, which was across the street on Second at the corner of Seventh.
Fiction book (1993) -
About 9:45, someone calls the local pizza parlor.
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They built a pizza parlor next door to me.
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Look, why don't we forget the whole thing and open up a pizza parlor, huh?
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By the time we leave the pizza parlor, Daniel is explaining the finer points of baseball to Stanley.
Fiction book (1999) -
You should try the new special at the pizza parlor down the street.
Synonyms
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A place where people pay to eat meals prepared for them
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A place that makes and sells pizza
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A place that makes and sells pizzas
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
pizza + parlor
The compound meaning 'a place where pizzas are made and sold' is directly derived from combining 'pizza' (the food) with 'parlor' (a place or shop for a specific service), so a learner who knows both words can infer the meaning. Although 'parlor' is somewhat less frequent, the noun+place composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., ice cream parlor, hair parlor), making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Pizza parlor joins pizza and parlor, and parlor once meant a small room or shop where people sat and talked, so you can picture a cozy place to eat pizza. That's why it means 'a restaurant or shop where pizzas are made and sold'.