First Known Use: 1947
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calzone
noun cal·zo·ne \kal-ˈzōn, -ˈzō-nē, -ˈzō-nā; käl-ˈzȯ-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
Rhymes with CALZONE
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