Meanings
nounpizza oven (plural pizza ovens)
plural pizza ovens
- informalSynonym of conveyor oven. (From being frequently found in modern pizzerias.)
Synonyms: conveyor oven
- informalA wood-fired brick oven with a stone floor in the baking chamber. (From being an oven found in traditional pizzerias, and an accessory built in backyards for pizza)
- A specialized infrared oven; a squat thin oven which fits a single pizza, that uses high intensity infrared lamps to rapidly blast and bake a pizza.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of conveyor oven. (From being frequently found in modern pizzerias.)
Similar
conveyor oven
Origin
From pizza + oven. From being an oven specialized for making pizza.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pitsauuni, pizzauuni
- pitsauunioven found in modern pizzerias
- pizzauunioven found in modern pizzerias
- pitsauunispecialized infrared oven
- pizzauunispecialized infrared oven
- pitsauunioven found in traditional pizzerias
- pizzauunioven found in traditional pizzerias
German Pizzaofen, Pizzaofen
- Pizzaofenoven found in modern pizzerias
- Pizzaofenspecialized infrared oven
- Pizzaofenoven found in traditional pizzerias
Polish piec do pizzy, piec do pizzy
- piec do pizzyoven found in modern pizzerias
- piec do pizzyspecialized infrared oven
- piec do pizzyoven found in traditional pizzerias
Swedish pizzaugn, pizzaugn
- pizzaugnoven found in modern pizzerias
- pizzaugnspecialized infrared oven
- pizzaugnoven found in traditional pizzerias
Turkish pizza fırını, pizza fırını
- pizza fırınıoven found in modern pizzerias
- pizza fırınıspecialized infrared oven
- pizza fırınıoven found in traditional pizzerias
Cite this entry
APA
pizza oven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizza%20oven
MLA
“pizza oven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizza%20oven. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pizza oven,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizza%20oven.
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