calzone

noun

cal·​zone kal-ˈzōn  -ˈzō-nē 

-ˈzō-nā;

käl-ˈzȯ-nā

plural calzone or calzones

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

Examples of calzone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brush olive oil on a baking sheet before placing the calzones on it. —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024

There’s also a reference to calzones, which calls back to an episode where George Costanza (Jason Alexander), then assistant to the traveling secretary of the Yankees, got Steinbrenner addicted to calzones from a nearby Italian restaurant. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024

The days, and sometimes hours, following your meal are spent reliving the feast, sometimes with a new spin in the form of a sandwich or a calzone. —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024

From osso buco and pork Milanese to pasta and calzones, Prezio just keeps cooking, presenting her dishes to the world two to three times per week. —Peter Burke, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

1933, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

calzone

noun

cal·​zo·​ne kal-ˈzōn  -ˈzō-ˌnē 

-ˈzō-nā;

käl-ˈzȯn-ā

plural calzone or calzones

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