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Bob
Lv 5

Why is pizza pronounced "pete-zah" rather than "pizza?"?

I'm eating one and it got me wondering...

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  • 6 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    because it's an Italian word. In Italian the zz is pronounced as "ts"

  • Possum
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    It's an Italian word.

  • Helen
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Because it's Italian...

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