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calzone

noun cal·zo·ne \kal-ˈzōn, -ˈzō-nē, -ˈzō-nā; käl-ˈz-nā\

: a food originally from Italy that consists of baked or fried dough folded over and filled with tomato sauce, cheese, etc.

plural calzone or calzones

Full Definition of CALZONE

:  a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough stuffed with various fillings usually including cheese
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Origin of CALZONE

Italian, from calzone (singular of calzoni pants), augmentative of calza stocking, from Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus shoe, from calc-, calx heel
First Known Use: 1947

Rhymes with CALZONE

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