noun

calzone

kalt-SOH-nee

noun

A baked, folded-over pizza turnover filled with cheese, tomato sauce, and other toppings.

"We ordered a spinach and ricotta calzone from the pizzeria."

How to Use Calzone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA pizza dough pocket stuffed with fillings, folded in half and baked.

calzones plural, calzoni plural

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We ordered a spinach and ricotta _____ from the pizzeria.

Borrowed from Italian calzone, literally "trouser leg" or "stocking" — a nod to its folded, pocket-like shape.

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