pizza table

English

A pizza table (support for a box)

Pronunciation

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Noun

pizza table (plural pizza tables)

1. (idiomatic) A small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.

   Synonyms: box tent, package saver, pizza saver

2. (literally) A table on which pizza is served or eaten.
   • 2002, Chef Magazine, volume 12, page 48:

     A removable, reversible cutting board is now standard on pizza tables.

   • 2015, Jen Jones, Delaney Vs. the Bully, page 74:

     I'd stationed Ashley and Willow at the pizza table, where they were handing out slices to anyone who volunteered to sign our Peace Pledge.

Quotations

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Translations

object that holds up the pizza box

• Finnish: pizzatuki

table

• Finnish: pizzapöytä