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From pizza + puff, trademarked in some regions, including by the Illinois Tamale Company in the United States.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A dough pouch filled with the ingredients of a pizza, such as cheese, pizza sauce, sausage, and pepperoni, and usually deep-fried. Full definition →
From pizza + puff, trademarked in some regions, including by the Illinois Tamale Company in the United States.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.