pizzaiola
Americanadjective
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Italian Cooking. prepared with a tomato sauce containing oregano and often other ingredients, as typically used in making pizza.
Veal pizzaiola is a much loved Italian winter dish that I grew up eating as a kid.
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relating to, suitable for, or used in the making of pizza.
The kitchen features a pizzaiola counter with a carrara marble top.
This recipe is our take on the classic pizzaiola sauce.
noun
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a female pizza chef.
She is now the pizzaiola at one of the city’s most frequented Italian restaurants.
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Italian Cooking. a seasoned tomato sauce, as used in the making of pizza and pizzaiola dishes.
Spread the pizzaiola on your base by putting a blob in the middle and then moving the pan quickly back and forth.
Etymology
Origin of pizzaiola
First recorded in 1910–15; feminine of pizzaiolo ( def. ); adjectival sense from Italian alla pizzaiola “in the manner of a female pizza chef”; à la ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I learned how to cook from my parents and sometimes I’ll make my signature dish, steak pizzaiola, which is chard and crusted rib-eye smothered in chopped veggies.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
And then there’s the food, which is why you’re here: chicken parmigiano, steak pizzaiola, spaghetti alla carbonara, manicotti, red velvet shortcake — one could go on, but why not just start cooking?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2016
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