マルゲリータ

まるげりーた
noun
margherita (pizza)
food
1. margherita pizza
The classic Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and fresh basil. Treated in Japan as the benchmark by which a pizzeria is judged.
マルゲリータを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered a margherita.
初(はじ)めての店(みせ)では、まずマルゲリータを食(た)べてみる。
At a restaurant I'm visiting for the first time, I try the margherita first.
トマトとチーズとバジルだけのマルゲリータは、材料(ざいりょう)の質(しつ)がそのまま味(あじ)に出(で)る。
With a margherita, made of nothing but tomato, cheese, and basil, the quality of the ingredients comes through directly in the taste.

Counted with 〜枚(まい). The name is said to come from Queen Margherita of Italy, the red, white, and green toppings matching the Italian flag.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ピッツァ / ピザ: pizza — the general word; マルゲリータ is one specific kind
  • モッツァレラ: mozzarella — the cheese that defines the topping
  • マリナーラ: marinara — the other classic Neapolitan pizza, made without cheese

Related Words

Compare: ピッツァ (pizza)
Compare: ピザ (pizza)
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Added 2026.8.5 9:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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