Tonda
Italian · pronounced TON-dah
A round, individually-sized pizza served whole to one diner, as opposed to a tray or slab pizza sold by weight or by the piece. In Rome 'pizza tonda' specifically means the thin, crisp, low-rim round baked to order in the evening, and is contrasted directly with pizza al taglio — the same pizzeria may not serve both.
Literal meaning
Round (feminine)
Region
Italy, especially Rome
Also known as
pizza tonda, round pizza
Common misuse
Treating 'tonda' as a synonym for Neapolitan. Roman tonda is deliberately thinner, crisper and lower-rimmed than Neapolitan, and the two are understood locally as different pizzas, not different words for one.
Related
Evidence
Generally accepted- Accademia Italiana della Cucina — regional Italian food documentation — Accademia Italiana della Cucina