Pizzaiolo
Italian · pronounced peed-zah-YOH-loh
A professional pizza maker, especially one trained in the traditional Neapolitan craft. The feminine form is pizzaiola. UNESCO's 2017 inscription specifically recognised 'the Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuoli' (the traditional plural) as intangible cultural heritage.
Literal meaning
Pizza-maker
Also known as
pizzaiuolo, pizza chef
Common misuse
Often used loosely in English for any pizza cook, not specifically a Neapolitan-trained one.