Italian-Americanisms? or regionalisms?

[Enid Pearsons]

The "abeets" pronunciation certainly extended to (perhaps I should say
permeated) Bridgeport, as did the designation "pie".

Enid Pearsons

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 I don't know if "abeets" (apizza) for
| "pizza" extends beyond the villages that populated New Haven's
| Wooster Street neighborhood in the early 20th century.  Anyone
| outside New Haven come across this pronunciation?

| Larry