panzerotto

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UK/ˌpanzəˈɹɒtəʊ/UK/ˌpantsəˈɹɒtəʊ/

noun

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.

OriginItalian panzerotto →
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Meanings

nounpanzerotto (plural panzerotti)

plural panzerotti · alternative panzarotto · alternative panzerotti · alternative panzarotti

  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.

Origin

  1. Italianpanzerotto
  2. Englishpanzerotto

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panzerotto

lottoottogrottorisottoblottopasticciotto
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APA

panzerotto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzerotto

MLA

“panzerotto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzerotto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panzerotto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzerotto.

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