calzone
English
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)
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊn
- (/kælˈzoʊn/) Hyphenation: cal‧zone
- (-əʊni) Hyphenation: cal‧zone‧E
Noun
calzone (plural calzones or calzoni)
- 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
Translations
baked Italian turnover
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”), Derived from Italian calza
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kalˈsoːnə]
Noun
calzone c (singular definite calzonen, plural indefinite calzoner)
- calzone
- Synonym: indbagt pizza
Inflection
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | calzone | calzonen | calzoner | calzonerne |
genitive | calzones | calzonens | calzoners | calzonernes |
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)
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
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: calzone
- → French: calzone; caleçon
- → German: Calzone
- → Greek: καλτσόνε (kaltsóne); καλτσούνι (kaltsoúni)
- → Japanese: カルツォーネ (karutsōne)
- → Russian: кальцо́не (kalʹcóne)
- → Spanish: calzone
- → Swedish: calzone c
- → Danish: calzone c
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”). Doublet of calção.
Noun
calzone m (plural calzones)
- calzone (baked Italian turnover)
Swedish
Noun
calzone c
See also
- halvinbakad (“turnover”)