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calzone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /kælˈzoʊn/ (US)
  • /kælˈzəʊni/ (UK)
  • kălt-sōʹnē (UK)
  • /kælˈzoʊneɪ/ (US)
  • kăl-zōʹnē (UK)
  • /kæltˈsəʊni/ (UK)
  • kăl-zōnʹ (US) ā

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”). Doublet of chausson.

Meanings

  1. A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
    • It was a much classier presentation than the oil-stained paper plate I would use to transport my calzones of yore, and it tasted better, too. […] That was the first calzone I made after my Lucali meal, and the recipe is a good template for a calzone of the cheesiest kind. 2012 April 13, Melissa Clark, “See You Later, Pizza, This Dough Is for Calzones”, in The New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
calzony alternative lexicographic
calzoney alternative lexicographic
calzoni alternative lexicographic
calzoni Number=Plur lexicographic
calzonie alternative lexicographic
calzones Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

stromboli · pizza pocket · panzerotto

Translations (12)

da calzone (baked Italian turnover) · fr calzone (baked Italian turnover) · de Calzone (baked Italian turnover) · pt calzone (baked Italian turnover) · pl calzone (baked Italian turnover) · es calzone (baked Italian turnover) · bg калцо́не (baked Italian turnover) · el καλτσόνε (baked Italian turnover) · ja カルツォーネ (baked Italian turnover) · it calzone (baked Italian turnover) · eo kalzoneo (baked Italian turnover) · ru кальцо́не (baked Italian turnover)