Etymology

pizza fritta

Today it means: The oldest style of Neapolitan pizza, the original pizza; a handmade (without rollers or other equipment) pizza with a filling of cheese, pork, tomato, enclosed by two pizza dough platters, and deep-fried; similar to pizza pockets: calzone, panzerotti. Full definition →

Italian pizza fritta
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompizza fritta
  2. English todaypizza fritta

From Italian pizza fritta (lit. fried pizza).

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