卡洛娜

kǎluònà

noun

Measure Word

一个卡洛娜 gè

Meanings

1 calzone (Italian folded pizza turnover)

Characters

phonetic 'cal-'

Examples

我点了一个奶酪卡洛娜。

Wǒ diǎn le yī gè nǎilào kǎluònà.

I ordered a cheese calzone.

卡洛娜其实就是一种折叠披萨。

Kǎluònà qíshí jiùshì yī zhǒng zhédié pīsà.

A calzone is essentially a folded pizza.

Tips

memory

Pure phonetic transliteration of Italian 'calzone'. The dish originated in 18th-century Naples — same dough as pizza, but folded over the filling and baked sealed.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

洛 luò

娜 nà