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calzone

[ kal-zoh-ney, -nee, -zohn; Italian kahl-zaw-ne ]

noun

Italian Cooking.
  1. a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.


calzone

/ æˈٲəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a dish of Italian origin consisting of pizza dough folded over a filling of cheese and tomatoes, herbs, ham, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of calzone1

1945–50; < Italian: literally, trouser leg ( calzoni (plural) trousers), masculine augmentative of calza stocking < Vulgar Latin *calcea, for Latin calceus shoe, derivative of calx heel
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of calzone1

C20: Italian, literally: trouser leg, from calzoni trousers
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And the Bridle Trails neighborhood is home to the second location of Pizzaiolo, a wood-fired pizza shop with specialty pies, calzones and salads.

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Joyner looked around the new space — with its gleaming subway tile, grilled chicken, espresso machines, calzones, people scooping ice cream, bowls of shiny colorful peppers displayed on counters — and smiled.

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In addition to making pizzas, the dough can be used to make mini pizza rolls, calzones and even breadsticks.

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Despite its name, the menu covers a lot of ground, with grinders, pastas and calzones.

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People might buy calzones instead, but eventually the oven shortage makes all kinds of baked goods hard to find.

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