panzerotto

English

Alternative forms

• panzarotto
• panzerotti, panzarotti (from the Italian plural)

Etymology

1960s: borrowed from Italian panzerotto, a derivative of central and southern panza, variant of standard pancia (“belly”), after its swollen shape.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpanzəˈɹɒtəʊ/, /ˌpantsəˈɹɒtəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ

Noun

panzerotto (plural panzerotti)

1. A type of large ravioli made from pizza dough, filled with various ingredients such as ricotta (or mozzarella), tomato sauce and ham, and deep-fried. A specialty of Apulia and Campania.

Coordinate terms

• calzone
• pizza pocket
• stromboli

Italian

Alternative forms

• panzarotto

Etymology

From central and southern panza, variant of standard pancia (“belly”), after its swollen shape, +‎ -otto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan.t͡seˈrɔt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔtto
• Hyphenation: pan‧ze‧ròt‧to

Noun

panzerotto m (plural panzerotti)

1. (usually in the plural) panzerotto, panzerotti (fried ravioli of pizza dough)

Further reading

• panzerotto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it