Where does “za” come from?
Za is a shortening of English pizza, which derives from Neapolitan pizza, a dish traditionally associated with Naples.
za (English): Pizza; Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking...
Definitions
- Pizza; Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking...
Ancestry of “za”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pizza | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread... |
| 2 | Italian | pizza | pizza; reel; something very monotonous and... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | pizza | pizza |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | πίτα | cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic... |