# pizza fritta

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The oldest style of Neapolitan pizza, the original pizza; a handmade (without rollers or other equipment) pizza with a filling of cheese, pork, tomato, enclosed by two pizza dough platters, and deep-fried; similar to pizza pockets: calzone, panzerotti.

## Etymology
From Italian pizza fritta (lit. fried pizza).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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