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Definitions

pizzeria

[peet-suh-ree-uh] / ˌpit səˈri ə /
NOUN
restaurant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar cafeteria coffee shop diner dining room inn outlet saloon
STRONG
canteen chophouse drive-in eatery grill hideaway joint lunchroom
WEAK
café dive doughtnut shop eating house eating place fast-food place greasy spoon hamburger stand hashery hotdog stand luncheonette night club soda fountain watering hole

Example Sentences

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She had legally migrated here with her family from Ukraine and was working in a pizzeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Leg-spinner Crishan Kalugamage works in a pizzeria in Tuscany and topped up his three wickets against Nepal with the dismissals of England's Tom Banton and Sam Curran.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

So I went back with the children, while my husband stopped by a pizzeria for a takeaway.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Lee played Mookie, a pizza delivery worker who watches his community reach a boiling point with the Italian owners of a pizzeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Chicken loved the pizzeria that gave them balls of fresh dough to play with, but their doors were locked until dinnertime.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.