What is "pez"

Austrian candy product, in U.S. use by 1956, said to be from letters in German Pfefferminz "peppermint."

'''Pez ''' (trademarked PEZ in capitals) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and their famous mechanical pocket dispensers. The candy itself takes the shape of pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner blocks (15 mm (5/8 inch) long, 8 mm (5/16 inch) wide, and 5 mm (3/16 inch) high), with Pez dispensers holding 12 Pez pieces.

Pez was originally introduced in Austria, later exported, notably to the U.S., and eventually became available worldwide. The all-uppercase spelling of the logo echoes the trademark's style on the packaging and the dispensers themselves, with the logo drawn in perspective and giving the appearance that the letters are built out of 44 brick-like Pez candies (14 bricks in the P and 15 in each of the E and Z).

Despite the widespread recognition and popularity of the Pez dispenser, the company considers itself to be primarily a candy company, and over 3 billion candy bricks are consumed each year in the U.S. alone. Pez dispensers are part of popular culture in many nations, an example being 'Soul Candy' in Japanese manga series Bleach. Because of the large number of dispenser designs over the years, they are collected by enthusiasts.

Pez (Spanish for "fish") (born 1976) is a Spanish graffiti artist.

Pez is a brand of candy.

Pez, the Spanish word for fish, may also refer to:

• Pez, an identifier of human gene PTPN14
• Pez-e Olya ("Upper Pez"), a village in Iran
• Pez-e Sofla ("Lower Pez"), a village in Iran
• Pez-e Vosta ("Middle Pez"), a village in Iran
• Barbadillo del Pez, a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile y León, Spain
• Château de Pez, a Bordeaux wine estate
• Château Les Ormes-de-Pez, a Bordeaux wine estate
• Penza Airport (IATA: PEZ)
• Pez Card Game
• Pezcore and The Pez Collection, albums by US Ska punk group Less Than Jake

People:

• Pez Outlaw (blogger), black marker dealer in pez dispensers
• Pez (artist), a Spanish graffiti artist
• Pez (musician), an Australian hip hop artist
• Andrés de Pez (1657 - 1723), a Spanish Naval commander and founder of Pensacola, Florida
• Bernhard Pez ( 1683 - 1735), an Austrian Benedictine historian and librarian
• Hieronymus Pez (1685 - 1762), an Austrian Benedictine historian and librarian
• Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716), German composer
• Ramiro Pez, Argentine-Italian rugby union footballer
• "Pez", nickname of US hockey player Dave Pszenyczny
• PE'Z, a Japanese jazz band.
• Pezz, the original name of Canadian pop-punk band Billy Talent.
• Pez, an Argentinian psychedelic/progressive rock group.

Other:

• "Hombre pez" or Fish-man of Lierganes, from the mythology of Cantabria, Spain
• El Pez que Fuma, a 1977 Venezuelan film
• " The Pez Dispenser", an episode of the comedy TV series Seinfeld
• .pez, the computer filename extension for Prezi files

Pez (born Perry Chapman) is a Australian hip hop recording artist from Melbourne, Australia. He attended Kew High School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. His debut album, A Mind of My Own peaked at No. 19 on the ARIA Urban albums chart.