Parmesan meaning

pärmə-zän, -zən, -zhän
A hard, sharp, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk and usually served grated as a garnish.
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Of or from Parma, Italy.
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A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
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From Parma.
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Someone from Parma (the Italian city or region)
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Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).
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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

Parmesan Sentence Examples

  • Dean doused them in enough Parmesan cheese that they looked like Mount Abrams in February.

  • Parmesan cheese, otherwise called Lodigiano (from Lodi) or grana, was presented to King Louis XII.

  • With the exception of Parmesan, Gorgonzola, La Fontina and Gruyre, most of the Italian cheese is consumed in the locality of its production.

  • Scatter the roasted butternut squash on top and sprinkle with toasted pine nut kernels and the remaining Parmesan.

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