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panzerotto

/ ˌpæntsəˈrɒtəʊ /

noun

  1. a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of panzerotto1

C20: of Italian origin, from panza belly
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Example Sentences

Read the 2018 recap from our 52 Places Traveler, and resolve to visit somewhere on her list this year — or at the very least, try a salchipapa or a panzerotto.

After taking in the view, we sat at tables near the visitor’s center, picnicking with wine we’d brought and a local delicacy called panzerotto, similar to a calzone, that we’d picked up on our way out of the city at a fast-food bar called Sottozero.

Here's a tip — try the football panzerotto: it's a fried pizza turnover as big as a football, with beef-jerky laces.

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