pizza fritta

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpizza fritta (plural pizza frittas or pizze fritte)

plural pizza frittas · plural pizze fritte

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Italianpizza fritta
  2. Englishpizza fritta

From Italian pizza fritta (lit. fried pizza).

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