Parmesan

Par·me·san

P0078400 (pär′mə-zän′, -zən, -zhän′)n. A hard, sharp, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk and usually served grated as a garnish.

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[French, from Old French permigean, of Parma, from Old Italian parmigiano; see parmigiana.]

Parmesan

(ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn; ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn) adj (Placename) of or relating to Parma or its inhabitantsn (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Parma

Par•me•san

(ˈpɑr məˌzɑn, -ˌzæn, -zən; ˌpɑr məˈzɑn, -ˈzæn)

adj. 1. of or from Parma, in N Italy. n. 2. (sometimes l.c.) Also called Par′mesan cheese′. a hard, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk and usu. grated. [1510–20; < Middle French < Upper Italian parmeźan (Tuscan parmigiano) pertaining to Parma; for suffix, see partisan¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

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Parmesan - hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often gratedcheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

Translations

Parmesanπαρμεζάναparmenseparmigiano