pizza deliziosa
To say delicious pizza in Italian, use pizza deliziosa.
Use it to praise a pizza you are eating or to describe one on a menu.
What does it mean word for word?
pizza is the same word as in English, and deliziosa means delicious.
How does it change in a sentence?
pizza is feminine, so the adjective ends in a and it usually comes after the noun. In the plural both words change their endings.
Did you know?
- The first written record of the word pizza appeared in 1590 in a Neapolitan text titled La storia de cient'anne arreto.
- The word pizza was historically used to describe any kind of flatbread or cake, long before the tomato-topped version we know today was standardized.
- While pizza deliziosa is grammatically correct, Italians more frequently use buona (good) in everyday conversation to praise their food.
Examples in context
- Cuociono una pizza deliziosa.They bake a delicious pizza.Cuociono means they cook or bake, so the sentence says they bake a delicious pizza.Tatoeba #5357017 by Guybrush88, translation #1709314 by Amastan
- Questa è una pizza deliziosa.This is a delicious pizza.
- Hai ordinato una pizza deliziosa.You ordered a delicious pizza.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Lorenzo are eating at a restaurant.
- MartinaLorenzo, assaggia questa pizza deliziosa.Lorenzo, taste this delicious pizza.
- LorenzoHai ragione, è davvero buona.You are right, it is really good.
- MartinaL'ho presa con il formaggio fresco.I got it with fresh cheese.
- LorenzoOttima scelta, Martina!Great choice, Martina!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
