Etymograph

English

apizza

Apizza comes from Neapolitan pizza.

  1. Neapolitanmodernpizza1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2010apizza1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English apizza
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2010, Palm Beach Sun: “NICK’S New Haven Style Brick Oven APIZZA “Always “Done…”.

Lineage

  1. NeapolitanmodernpizzaWiktionary, English apizza
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2010apizzaWiktionary, English apizza. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2010, Palm Beach Sun: “NICK’S New Haven Style Brick Oven APIZZA “Always “Done…”

Every English word from Neapolitan pizza

Today it means

noun A style of pizza endemic to New Haven, Connecticut, incorporating a thin, oblong crust, charring, oregano, and tomato sauce but only a small amount of grated parmesan cheese.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “apizza”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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