parmesan

See also: Parmesan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructuring of Latin parmēnsis (from Latin Parma).

Compare Italian parmigiano, Catalan parmesà, Portuguese parmesão, Sicilian parmisanu, Spanish parmesano

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/, /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/
  • (UK, also found in the US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/[1][2]
  • (found in the US, perhaps under influence from Italian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/[1][2]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːməˌzən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: (UK) -æn

Noun

parmesan (usually uncountable, plural parmesans)

  1. A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
    Synonyms: Parmigiano-Reggiano, reggiano
  2. (by extension) A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
  3. (slang) Money.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Parmesan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. Parmesan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian parmigiano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.mə.zɑ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective

parmesan (feminine parmesane, masculine plural parmesans, feminine plural parmesanes)

  1. Parmesan (from Parma)

Noun

parmesan m (plural parmesans)

  1. Parmesan (cheese)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian parmigiano (from Parma), via French parmesan.

Noun

parmesan m (definite singular parmesanen, uncountable)

  1. Parmesan (cheese)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian parmigiano (from Parma), via French parmesan.

Noun

parmesan m (definite singular parmesanen, uncountable)

  1. Parmesan (cheese)

Derived terms

References

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