calzone

English

a calzone

Alternative forms

• calzony, calzoney, calzoni, calzonie

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”). Doublet of chausson.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kæltˈsəʊni/, /kælˈzəʊni/, enPR: kălt-sōʹnē, kăl-zōʹnē
• (US) IPA^(key): /kælˈzoʊn/, /kælˈzoʊneɪ/, enPR: kăl-zōnʹ(ā)

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• Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊn
• (/kælˈzoʊn/) Hyphenation: cal‧zone
• (-əʊni) Hyphenation: cal‧zone‧E

Noun

calzone (plural calzones or calzoni)

1. A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
   • 2012 April 13, Melissa Clark, “See You Later, Pizza, This Dough Is for Calzones”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     It was a much classier presentation than the oil-stained paper plate I would use to transport my calzones of yore, and it tasted better, too. […] That was the first calzone I made after my Lucali meal, and the recipe is a good template for a calzone of the cheesiest kind.

Coordinate terms

• panzerotto
• pizza pocket
• stromboli

 

Translations

baked Italian turnover

• Esperanto: kalzoneo
• French: calzone (fr) m or f
• German: Calzone (de) f
• Greek: καλτσόνε (el) n (kaltsóne)
• Italian: calzone (it) m
• Japanese: カルツォーネ (karutsōne)
• Portuguese: calzone m
• Russian: кальцо́не (ru) n (kalʹcóne)
• Spanish: calzone (es) m, caltsone m

Anagrams

• Lezcano

Italian

Etymology

From calza (“stocking, sock”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix). Cognate with Spanish calzón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈt͡so.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: cal‧zó‧ne

Noun

calzone m (plural calzoni)

1. (usually in the plural) trousers, pants

   Synonyms: pantalone m, braga f

2. calzone (baked Italian turnover)

Usage notes

• In the singular, calzone is mostly used to refer to a specific pair or type of trousers, while the plural is used for a pair thereof or as a general term for the clothing item.

Coordinate terms

• panzerotto

Derived terms

• calzonaio
• calzoncello
• calzoncino

Descendants

• → English: calzone
• → French: calzone; caleçon
  • → Esperanto: kalsono
    • → Ido: kalsono
  • → Greek: καλσόν (kalsón)
  • → Polish: kalesony
  • → Rade: kăl sŏng
  • → Russian: кальсо́ны (kalʹsóny)
  • → Swedish: kalsong c
    • → Finnish: kalsongit
• → German: Calzone
• → Greek: καλτσόνε (kaltsóne); καλτσούνι (kaltsoúni)
  • → Romanian: colțun, călțun
• → Japanese: カルツォーネ (karutsōne)
• → Russian: кальцо́не (kalʹcóne)
• → Spanish: calzone
• → Swedish: calzone c

Swedish

Noun

calzone c

1. calzone

See also

• halvinbakad (“turnover”)