How do you pronounce "Calzone"?

[Wah]

I thought it was cal-zone... I heard someone say cal-zony. Which is it?

 

[Modeps]

cal·zo·ne

 

[Frenchie]

Cal (as in California) Zone (as in no entry zone).

 

[uncouth]

I be with Frencie on this

 

[BigSmooth]

Good question, m-w.com has four different pronounciations!

 

It's CA-zone, you feekin' Medigone!

 

[konichiwa]

Kal-Zohn

 

[TomC25]

hair spray cans are messing up the o-zone-ey

calzoney

haha

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Kalzzone

 

[Mday]

lunch

 

[Webbed]

Merriam Webster says:

Main Entry: cal·zo·ne
Pronunciation: kal-'zOn, -'zO-nE, -'zO-nA; käl-'zo-nA
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural calzone or calzones
Etymology: Italian, from calzone (singular of calzoni pants), augmentative of calza stocking, from Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus shoe, from calc-, calx heel
Date: circa 1950
: a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough stuffed with various fillings usually including cheese

 

[Wah]

so... both are correct?

 

[Wingznut]

Cal-zony

 

[prodigy]

Cahl- Zone

 

[jonnyjack]

papa murphy's sells calzones in addition to pizzas...i think i'm going to buy one next time i go...is it just like a pizza pocket?

 

[Ranger X]

Most of the people pronounces it "Cal-Zone" but maybe it's the italian equivalent when you say "Cal-Zoni".

 

[shiznut123]

Khal-Zhone

 

[FrogDog]

Dito what Frenchie said.

 

[Azraele]

I think it's a matter of preference (can someone verify whether both pronunciations are correct???).

I say it like Frenchie does.

 

[Total Refected Power]

Just CAL - ZONE. That's it.

 

[Whitedog]

You're all wrong.

It's Calz - One


It got it's name from a contest between beef and Chicken.

Cows won.

 

[Viperoni]

All your "Calzone" are belong to us!

 

[Moonbeam]

kal zo ne with the accent on the second syllable. It's Italian.