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calzone

/kæltˈsəʊni/ /kælˈzoʊn/

Meanings
noun
A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with cheese and other toppings.

Examples :

"For lunch, I ordered a calzone filled with ricotta cheese, pepperoni, and mushrooms. "
food

Related Words

Illustration baked

baked verb

/beɪkt/

(with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.

"I baked a delicious cherry pie."

Illustration mushrooms

mushrooms noun

/ˈmʌʃruːmz/

Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).

"Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul."

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pizza noun

/ˈpiːt.sə/ /ˈpitsə/

A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients such as meat, vegetables or fruit

"Want to go out for pizza tonight?"

Illustration cheese

cheese noun

/t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

"My mom made a delicious pizza with mozzarella cheese. "

Illustration filled

filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

Illustration ricotta

ricotta noun

/ɹɪˈkɒtə/ /ɹəˈkɑtə/

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

"My mom used ricotta cheese in the lasagna filling to make it creamy and delicious. "

Illustration ordered

ordered verb

/ˈɔːdəd/ /ˈɔɹdɚd/

To set in some sort of order.

"She ordered the books on the shelf by the author's last name. "

Illustration turnover

turnover noun

/ˈtɜːnˌoʊvər/ /ˈtɜːrnˌoʊvər/

The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.

"The company had an annual turnover of $500,000."

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toppings noun

/ˈtɒpɪŋz/

Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

"The kids loved choosing different toppings for their sundaes, like chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and cherries. "

Illustration pepperoni

pepperoni noun

/pɛpəˈɹoʊni/

A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage.

"My pizza has lots of pepperoni on it. "

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dough noun

/dʌf/ /dəʊ/ /doʊ/

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

"Pizza dough is very stretchy."

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stuffed verb

/stʌft/

To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

"She stuffed her backpack with books and papers before school. "