rebanada de pizza
/rebanada de piθθa/from spelling rules
A slice of pizza in Spanish is rebanada de pizza.
The phrase refers to a single piece of pizza cut from a whole circular pie. While rebanada de pizza is a correct way to express this, you may also frequently hear people use the phrase trozo de pizza to refer to a piece or chunk of pizza.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, slices of pizza, change rebanada to rebanadas while keeping de pizza exactly the same, resulting in rebanadas de pizza.
How do you pronounce it?
/rebanada de piθθa/
Did you know?
- In Argentina, you can order pizza al corte, which refers specifically to the custom of buying individual slices from a window rather than a whole pie.
- While rebanada is commonly used for bread, in many Spanish-speaking countries, people will use porción to describe a slice of pizza, treating it as a single portion of a meal.
- The word pizza in Spanish is an unadapted borrowing, meaning it was taken directly from Italian without changing its spelling to fit Spanish phonetic patterns.
Examples in context
- Quisiera un/a [porción/trozo] de pizza, por favor.I would like a [portion/slice] of pizza, please.
- Me gustaría pedir una [rebanada/pedazo] de pizza, por favor.I would like to order a [slice/piece] of pizza, please.
- ¿Vamos a comer unas rebanadas de pizza?Shall we have some pizza slices?
- ¿Quién quiere una porción de pizza?Who wants a slice of pizza?
- Quiero una rebanada de pizza, por favor.I want a slice of pizza, please.
- Quiero una rebanada de pizza de pepperoni.I want a slice of pepperoni pizza.
- ¿Me das esa rebanada de pizza?Can you give me that slice of pizza?
- Esta rebanada de pizza está muy caliente.This slice of pizza is very hot.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are sharing a meal at home.
- Elena¿Quieres una rebanada de pizza, Mateo?Do you want a slice of pizza, Mateo?
- MateoSí, por favor, tengo mucha hambre.Yes, please, I am very hungry.
- ElenaAquí tienes tu rebanada de pizza.Here is your slice of pizza.
- MateoMuchas gracias, Elena.Thank you very much, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
