ピザ

A loanword from Italian "pizza." The standard word for pizza in Japanese.

Variant

ピッツァ is used in authentic Italian restaurant contexts or by food enthusiasts. ピザ is the everyday form.

Common collocations

• ピザを焼(や)く: to bake pizza
• ピザを頼(たの)む / 注文(ちゅうもん)する: to order pizza
• ピザを切(き)る: to cut/slice pizza
• ピザをシェアする: to share pizza
• 宅配(たくはい)ピザ: delivery pizza
• 手作(てづく)りピザ: homemade pizza

Counting patterns

• Whole pizzas: 枚(まい) (ピザ一枚(いちまい))
• Slices: 切(き)れ (一切(ひとき)れ) or ピース (一(いち)ピース)

Popular toppings in japan

• マルゲリータ: margherita
• てりやきチキン: teriyaki chicken (Japanese-style)
• 明太子(めんたいこ): spicy cod roe (Japanese-style)
• シーフード: seafood