calzone
Syllables: cal·zoneUK/kæltˈsəʊni//kælˈzoʊn/
calzone noun: a baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
Noun
calzone (plural calzones or calzoni)
- A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
- It was a much classier presentation than the oil-stained paper plate I would use to transport my calzones of yore, and it tasted better, too. […] That was the first calzone I made after my Lucali meal, and the recipe is a good template for a calzone of the cheesiest kind.2012 April 13, Melissa Clark, “See You Later, Pizza, This Dough Is for Calzones”, in The New York Times
Forms of calzone
| plural | calzones |
|---|---|
| plural | calzoni |
| alternative form | calzony |
| alternative form | calzoney |
| alternative form | calzoni |
| alternative form | calzonie |
Origin of calzone
Unadapted borrowing from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”). Doublet of chausson.
Words that rhyme with calzone
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Questions about calzone
- What does calzone mean?
- Calzone means a baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
- What part of speech is calzone?
- Calzone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce calzone?
- Calzone is pronounced /kæltˈsəʊni/ (UK).
- What is the plural of calzone?
- The plural of calzone is calzones.
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