Japanese pizza

English

Noun

Japanese pizza (countable and uncountable, plural Japanese pizzas)

1. (informal, food) Synonym of okonomiyaki
   • 1996, A. Magazine: The Asian American Quarterly, page 58:

     Unique on the menu is Okonomiyaki, or Japanese Pizza, fried thin breading with teriyaki or curry topping.

   • 2012, William Hjortsberg, Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan:

     One evening she took him to an okonomiyaki place for the inexpensive savory pancakes, known as Japanese pizza.

   • 2015, Junko Ogawa, Fumitsugu Enokida, Colloquial Japanese: The Complete Course for Beginners:

     Michael tried Japanese pizza, which he thought was tasty but slightly expensive.

2. (colloquial) A pizza where the toppings, and sometimes the sauce and cheese replacements, are of Japanese ingredients and flavours.