English Explanatory Dictionary

panzerotto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˌpanzəˈɹɒtəʊ/ /ˌpantsəˈɹɒtəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-panzerotto.wav

Word forms

panzerotto panzerotti panzarotto panzarotti

Etymology

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

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