margherita
/mɑːɡəˈriːtə
/adjective
Denoting a pizza topped with tomatoes, cheese, and traditionally also basil: a slice of margherita pizza [postpositive]: I ordered a pizza margherita...
- This is their pizza margherita: it's a nice alternative to your brand-name pizza.
- Next time you're looking at a menu in your local pizza establishment why not compare the price of a margherita pizza to that of a meat feast, for example.
- We fed our margherita pizza crusts to the pigeons.
noun
A margherita pizza: her favourite pizza is a margherita...
- He's very specific about his wood-fired, thin-crust margheritas.
- Save a few bucks and order your grilled margherita in the quick-service annex to the main restaurant, Scopa to Go.
- Show up on the right night, and you might score one of his white clam pies, or a traditional margherita with fresh homemade mozzarella, basil, and a lively tomato sauce.
Origin
Italian: named after Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926), Queen Consort of King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900); the toppings represent the three colours of the Italian flag.