pizzaiolo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pizzaiolo.

Noun

pizzaiolo (plural pizzaiolos or pizzaioli)

1. A person who makes pizzas in a pizzeria; a pizzamaker.
   • 2010 August 24, Oliver Strand, “New York Pizza Enters a Golden Age”, in The New York Times‎:

     The wood-burning ovens and rock-star pizzaioli that seemed exotic not long ago are becoming familiar.

   • 2020 March 6, Robert Spuhler, “In Las Vegas, the Home-Style Pizza Is an Everything Pie”, in The New York Times‎:

     Mr. Arena routinely travels to pizzerias, and also responds to questions from pizzaiolos from around the world, including Brazil and China. […] Evel Pie, where Mr. Rotolo was once the head pizzaiolo, has a punk-rock-meets-Evel-Knievel aesthetic, replete with a Knievel-themed pinball machine, ’70s-era bunting and music, and the words “Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza” in lights above the bar.

Translations

person who makes pizzas — see pizzamaker

Italian

Etymology

From pizza +‎ -aiolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit.t͡saˈjɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: piz‧za‧iò‧lo

Noun

pizzaiolo m (plural pizzaioli, feminine pizzaiola)

1. pizzamaker

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzaiolo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pit.sajˈo.lu/ [pit.saɪ̯ˈo.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pit.sajˈo.lu/ [pit.saɪ̯ˈo.lu]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /pit.sajˈo.lo/ [pit.saɪ̯ˈo.lo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.zajˈo.lu/

• Rhymes: -olu
• Hyphenation: piz‧za‧i‧o‧lo

Noun

pizzaiolo m (plural pizzaiolos, feminine pizzaiola, feminine plural pizzaiolas)

1. synonym of pizaiolo: pizzamaker (man who makes pizzas)

Further reading

• “pizzaiolo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pizzaiolo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025