Japanese pizza

noun

Synonym of okonomiyaki.

Meanings

nounJapanese pizza (countable and uncountable, plural Japanese pizzas)

plural Japanese pizzas

  1. countableinformaluncountablefoodSynonym of okonomiyaki.

    Michael tried Japanese pizza, which he thought was tasty but slightly expensive.

    2015, Junko Ogawa, Fumitsugu Enokida, Colloquial Japanese: The Complete Course for Beginners
    2 more examples

    Unique on the menu is Okonomiyaki, or Japanese Pizza, fried thin breading with teriyaki or curry topping.

    1996, A. Magazine: The Asian American Quarterly, page 58

    One evening she took him to an okonomiyaki place for the inexpensive savory pancakes, known as Japanese pizza.

    2012, William Hjortsberg, Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan

    Synonyms: okonomiyaki

  2. colloquialcountableuncountableA pizza where the toppings, and sometimes the sauce and cheese replacements, are of Japanese ingredients and flavours.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of okonomiyaki.

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