calzone

noun

cal·​zone kal-ˈzōn  -ˈzō-nē 

-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

Ewing combined the existing calzone concept with a love for air fryers to make an impossibly thin tortilla-like pizza dough wrap stuffed with a medley of toppings and melty mozzarella cheese. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025

There’s pizza, calzones, meatballs, wings and salads — and frozen yogurt afterward. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025

Some said the new calzone is delicious, but others aren't so sure. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2025

The menu includes the family’s signature pizzas and pasta, chicken and seafood entrees, stromboli, calzones, appetizers, soups and salads, and special lunch offerings. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025

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

Rhymes for calzone

• boney
• boni
• bony
• coney
• crony
• monie
• mony
• phoney
• phony
• stoney
• stony
• toney

Kids Definition

calzone

noun

cal·​zo·​ne kal-ˈzōn  -ˈzō-ˌnē 

-ˈzō-nā;

käl-ˈzȯn-ā

plural calzone or calzones

: a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough with various fillings usually including cheese