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DictionarycalzoneFolded Italian turnover
noun

calzone

kal-ZOH-nee/kælˈzoʊni/

An Italian turnover made from folded pizza dough with a savory filling.

The cut calzone reveals melted cheese and vegetables inside its folded dough.

A golden-brown half-moon calzone on a plain plate, with one end cut away to reveal melted cheese, cured meat, and vegetables inside its folded dough shell.
Etymology
calzoneItaliantrouser leg

Italian calzone literally means “trouser leg.” The stuffed turnover was named for its resemblance to that garment shape.

In context

cookingguide1:21
we're going to go get our calzone with our pre-made dough
How to Make a Calzone With a Premade Dough : Cooking Italian Style

More examples

  • Steam escaped when she cut open the calzone.
  • We ordered two calzones filled with spinach and ricotta.
  • The golden calzone had a crimped edge.

Forms

calzone · calzones · calzoni

Similar words

pizza
Usually open-faced, while a calzone encloses its filling in folded dough.