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calzone

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kæltˈsəʊni

Definitions

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

Equivalents

Españolcalzone
Françaiscalzone
DeutschCalzone
7 more languages
Ελληνικάκαλτσόνε
Esperantokalzoneo
Italianocalzone
Portuguêscalzone
Русскийкальцо́не

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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