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panzerotto

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌpanzəˈɹɒtəʊ/
  • UK: /ˌpantsəˈɹɒtəʊ/
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  • rhymes with -ɒtəʊ

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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