Noun: calzone
| Singular | calzone |
| Plural | calzones; calzoni |
Sample Sentences
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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. [2012 April 13, Melissa Clark, “See You Later, Pizza, This Dough Is for Calzones”, in The New York Times:]
Nouns inflected like calzone
lazarone,
boccale,
panforte,
padrone,
pianoforte,
zeppole,
canzone,
calzone,
cassone,
conversazione,
cortile,
lazzarone,
campanile,
armatole,
padre,
condottiere,
ricercare,
ducatone,
pastorale,
cicerone, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian calzone (literally “stocking, trouser”). Doublet of chausson.