Definition of calzone
calzone
orcalzones
: a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough stuffed with various fillings usually including cheese
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Origin and Etymology of calzone
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
CALZONE Defined for English Language Learners
calzone
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noun
cal·zo·ne
\kal-ˈzōn, -ˈzō-nē, -ˈzō-nā; käl-ˈzȯ-nā\
Definition of calzone for English Language Learners
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: 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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