calzone
[ kal-zoh-ney, -nee, -zohn; Italian kahl-zaw-ne ]
nounItalian Cooking.
a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.
Origin of calzone
11945–50; <Italian: literally, trouser leg (calzoni (plural) trousers), masculine augmentative of calza stocking <Vulgar Latin *calcea, for Latin calceus shoe, derivative of calx heel
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How to use calzone in a sentence
Ya se me figuraba a m que el Nio Jess no debe gastar calzones.
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British Dictionary definitions for calzone
calzone
/ (kælˈtsəʊnɪ) /
noun
a dish of Italian origin consisting of pizza dough folded over a filling of cheese and tomatoes, herbs, ham, etc
Origin of calzone
1C20: Italian, literally: trouser leg, from calzoni trousers
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