pizza Margherita
English
Noun
pizza Margherita (plural pizzas Margherita or pizzas Margheritas or pizza Margheritas)
- Alternative form of margherita pizza
Anagrams
- Margherita pizza, margherita pizza
French
Noun
pizza Margherita f (plural pizzas Margherita or pizzas Margheritas)
- Alternative letter-case form of pizza margherita
Italian
Alternative forms
- pizza margherita
Etymology
pizza + Margherita. From Margherita of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, at the time the pizza pie was renamed/formally named in her honour/honor, with the colours/colors of the Italian flag of reunification, red (tomato), white (mozzarella), green (basil). Pizza topped in this manner was already traditional in Naples before acquiring its current name.
Noun
pizza Margherita f (plural pizze Margherita)
- (chiefly in Campania) a traditional Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella (fior di latte) and basil
- (in other regions) a pizza topped with tomato and mozzarella (fior di latte)
Coordinate terms
- pizza fritta (the original Neapolitan pizza)
Descendants
- English: margherita pizza
- French: pizza margherita