Meanings
plural Hawaiian pizzas
- countableuncountableA pizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham.
Origin
Invented by Greek-Canadian chef Sam Panopoulos in 1962, said to have been named Hawaiian after the brand of canned pineapple he was using at the time or because the flavours were reminiscent of Hawaii. Compare toast Hawaii, another dish made with ham, pineapple, and cheese, invented in Germany in 1955.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kinkku-ananaspizza
- kinkku-ananaspizzapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
French pizza hawaïenne
- pizza hawaïennepizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Hungarian hawaii pizza
- hawaii pizzapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Italian pizza hawaiana
- pizza hawaianapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Polish pizza hawajska, hawajska
- pizza hawajskapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
- hawajskapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Spanish pizza hawaiana
- pizza hawaianapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Swedish hawaiipizza
- hawaiipizzapizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham
Cite this entry
Hawaiian pizza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaiian%20pizza
“Hawaiian pizza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaiian%20pizza. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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