Meanings
plural pizza tables
- idiomaticA small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.
Synonyms: box tent, package saver, pizza saver
- literallyA table on which pizza is served or eaten.
A removable, reversible cutting board is now standard on pizza tables.
2002, Chef Magazine, volume 12, page 481 more example
I'd stationed Ashley and Willow at the pizza table, where they were handing out slices to anyone who volunteered to sign our Peace Pledge.
2015, Jen Jones, Delaney Vs. the Bully, page 74
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.
Translations
Finnish pizzatuki, pizzapöytä
- pizzatukiobject that holds up the pizza box
- pizzapöytätable
Cite this entry
pizza table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizza%20table
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