calzone

noun

cal·​zone kal-ˈzōn How to pronounce calzone (audio) -ˈzō-nē How to pronounce calzone (audio)
-ˈzō-nā;
käl-ˈzȯ-nā
plural calzone or calzones
: a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough stuffed with various fillings usually including cheese

Examples of calzone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other menu items include paninis, calzones, stromboli and salads. The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 The menu offers a little bit of everything, including a bone-in pork chop, cheeseburger, chicken wings, pizzas and calzones. The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024 In addition to pizzas and wings, The Combine also serves a large selection of hot and cold sandwiches, calzones, soups and salads. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024 Get The Recipe 08 of 40 Beef Calzones Instead of ordering pizza, try homemade calzones stuffed with all your favorite toppings instead. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024 For these Halloween riffs on the classic calzone, use 4- by 5-in. Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023 The restaurant serves bruschetta, calzones, pasta and 20 inch pizzas, with cannoli, tiramisu and gelato for dessert. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023 Get The Recipe 41 of 92 Beef Calzones Satisfy your family's delivery cravings without ordering out with these beefy, cheesy calzones. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023 The Florida location has a wider menu but in Brooklyn there are only two things on the menu: pizza and calzones. Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, from calzone (singular of calzoni pants), augmentative of calza stocking, from Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus shoe, from calc-, calx heel

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of calzone was in 1933

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Cite this Entry

“Calzone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calzone. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

calzone

noun
cal·​zo·​ne kal-ˈzōn How to pronounce calzone (audio) -ˈzō-ˌnē How to pronounce calzone (audio)
-ˈzō-nā;
käl-ˈzȯn-ā
plural calzone or calzones
: a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough with various fillings usually including cheese
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