Parmesan Definition

pärmə-zän, -zən, -zhän
noun
A hard, sharp, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk and usually served grated as a garnish.
American Heritage
A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
Wiktionary

Someone from Parma (the Italian city or region)

Wiktionary
Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or from Parma, Italy.
Webster's New World

From Parma.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Parmesan

Noun

Singular:
Parmesan
Plural:
parmesans

Origin of Parmesan

  • French from Old French permigean , of Parma from Old Italian parmigiano parmigiana

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French parmesan, from Italian parmigiano

    From Wiktionary

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