calzone

UK: /kælˈtsəʊnɪ/

US: (kal zō′nā, -nē, -zōn′; It. käl zô′ne)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cal•zo•ne  (kal zō′nā, -nē, -zōn′; It. käl zô′ne), n. [Italian Cookery.]

1. Food a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.

• Vulgar Latin *calcea, for Latin calceus shoe, derivative of calx heel
• Italian: literally, trouser leg (calzoni (plural) trousers), masculine augmentative of calza stocking
• 1945–50

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calzone / kælˈtsəʊnɪ/ noun

1. a dish of Italian origin consisting of pizza dough folded over a filling of cheese and tomatoes, herbs, ham, etc

Etymology: 20th Century: Italian, literally: trouser leg, from calzoni trousers