Etymology

panzerotto

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Italian panzerotto
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompanzerotto
  2. English todaypanzerotto

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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