Meanings
margherita pizza1
plural margherita pizzas · alternative Margherita pizza · alternative pizza margherita · alternative pizza Margherita
- countableuncountableThe traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
Synonyms: Margherita, margherita
Margherita pizza2
plural Margherita pizzas
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of margherita pizza.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
Origin
- Italianpizza Margherita
- Englishmargherita pizza
From Italian pizza Margherita, from Margherita of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, at the time the pizza pie was renamed/formally named in her honour, with the colours of the Italian flag of reunification, red (tomato), white (mozzarella), green (basil). Pizza topped in this manner was already traditional in Naples before acquiring its current name.
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French pizza margherita
- pizza margheritapizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella
German Pizza Margherita, Margherita
- Pizza Margheritapizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella
- Margheritapizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella
Italian pizza Margherita, pizza margherita
- pizza Margheritapizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella
- pizza margheritapizza topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella
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