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

Pick up breakfast—think eggs Benedict with fresh crab or breakfast calzones—or lunch at Petit Métis’s café. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Seeing a film at the Odeon cinema followed by stopping at Luini for a panzerotto, a cousin of the calzone, was long a favorite Milanese ritual. — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

There’s also a Pesto Pizza, a Basil Burrata with Hot Honey Pizza, and a Chicken Alfredo Pizza on the menu as well as more than a dozen different types of calzones, Mediterranean plates, hot subs, roast beef, cold sandwiches, soups and salads. — Gail Ciampa, Cape Cod Times, 14 Aug. 2026

If Alexander can’t make it to his Seinfeld bobblehead night this year, then what about the calzones themselves? — David Betancourt, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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