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German pizza

German pizza noun: synonym of flammkuchen, from the appearance of this Germanic dish, being similar to a pizza pie crust topped with pizza toppings.

Noun

German pizza (countable and uncountable, plural German pizzas)

  1. (slang) Synonym of flammkuchen, from the appearance of this Germanic dish, being similar to a pizza pie crust topped with pizza toppings.
    • German pizza — or flammkuchen — is being cooked up at the Vancouver Christmas Market and its giving the better-known Italian kind a run for its money.2015 December 20, “German pizza at the Vancouver Christmas Market”, in CBC
    • The Rhein Haus menu offers a variety of options, ranging from appetizers, soups and salads, to sandwiches, gourmet house-made wurst plates and Flammkuchen, or “German pizza,” on house-made sourdough.2017 February 17, “Rhein Haus opens Saturday in Tacoma's Stadium neighborhood”, in The Suburban Times
    Synonyms:
    flammkuchen, from the appearance of this Germanic dish, being similar to a pizza pie crust topped with pizza toppings
  2. (colloquial) A pizza where the toppings, and sometimes the sauce replacement and cheese, are of German ingredients and flavours.

Examples of German pizza in a sentence

  • They have several varieties of Flammkuchen (German pizza—a flatbread dish from the French borderlands).2018, Rick Steves, Rick Steves Germany 2018, →ISBN:
  • You'll find both Teutonic fare, including sausage sandwiches, schnitzel plates with spaetzle, currywurst and fries, flammkuchen (German pizza),2018 December 18, “German-style gastropub Bierhaus moves from Mountain View to Temescal”, in Berkeleyside:

Synonyms of German pizza

Forms of German pizza

pluralGerman pizzas

Origin of German pizza

From German + pizza.

Questions about German pizza

What does German pizza mean?
German pizza means synonym of flammkuchen, from the appearance of this Germanic dish, being similar to a pizza pie crust topped with pizza toppings.
How do you use German pizza in a sentence?
They have several varieties of Flammkuchen (German pizza—a flatbread dish from the French borderlands).
What part of speech is German pizza?
German pizza is a noun.
What is the plural of German pizza?
The plural of German pizza is German pizzas.

Words near German pizza in the dictionary

  1. German Ocean
  2. German Order
  3. German pancake
  4. German pancakes
  5. German paste
  6. German pizza
  7. German pizzas
  8. German porcelain
  9. German Question
  10. German rat
  11. German rats

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