calzone

noun

cal·zone | \ kal-ˈzōn

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, -ˈzō-nē

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, -ˈzō-nā; käl-ˈzȯ-nā\

plural calzone or calzones

Definition of calzone

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

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To stand out in a crowded calendar of music festivals, San Francisco’s Outside Lands adds new attractions and offers local fare such as fennel sausage calzones. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, "San Francisco’s Outside Lands Moves Beyond the Music," 14 Aug. 2018 Everything else is made to order, from pockets to pizza to calzones to potatoes. — Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Aurora Beacon-News, "Pockets offers a fresh take on sandwiches," 29 May 2018 The pizza, burger and roast stations will also churn out breakfast items such as breakfast calzones and flatbreads, breakfast sandwiches and omelets. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Universal Orlando's Aventura Hotel will include food hall inspired Urban Pantry," 29 June 2018 Speaking of artistic, consider the calzone, which is a thing of beauty — and size. — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, "Good pizza, pasta and more at Pie in the Sky," 27 June 2018 Midici Purchase any pizza and dad will get a Nutella and berry calzone for free. — Wendy Killeen, azcentral, "Father's Day 2018: Food and drink deals around Phoenix will help you say thanks to Dad," 11 June 2018 Said f*ck it and had a calzone for lunch, and now your pants need to be unbuttoned? — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, "5 Incredibly Low-Effort Ways to Dress Better in 2018," 30 Nov. 2017 On the menu: Pockets, wraps, calzones, salads, acai bowls and potatoes. — Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Aurora Beacon-News, "Pockets offers a fresh take on sandwiches," 29 May 2018 After trying it, Steinbrenner becomes obsessed with having that calzone from one specific restaurant for lunch every day. — Charles Curtis, For The Win, "The 13 greatest George Steinbrenner moments on 'Seinfeld', ranked," 8 May 2018

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calzone

noun

English Language Learners Definition of calzone

chiefly US : a food originally from Italy that consists of baked or fried dough folded over and filled with tomato sauce, cheese, etc.

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