Calzone

//kælˈzoʊn//

"Calzone" in a Sentence (4 examples)

The calzone is a pizza-like turnover, filled with tomatoes and cheese, whose name comes from an Italian word for "pants."

The calzone at Benedito's restaurant is filling.

Is a calzone a dumpling?

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.

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