Definition of 'Parmesan'
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Parmesan in British English
adjective
1.
of or relating to Parma or its inhabitants
noun
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Parmesan in American English
adjective
of or from Parma, Italy
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Fr parmesan < It parmigiano, after Parma, city in Italy
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Parmesan in American English
(ˈpɑːrməˌzɑːn, -ˌzæn, -zən, ˌpɑːrməˈzɑːn, -ˈzæn)
adjective
1.
of or from Parma, in northern Italy
noun
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[1510–20; ‹ MF ‹ It parmigiano pertaining to Parma]Word lists with
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a type of coarse dry cottage cheese
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a whitish-yellow semihard whole milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway or aniseed
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a firm-textured pale-coloured type of cheese
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a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
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a type of smooth orange-red cheese of mild flavour
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Parmesan
British English: Parmesan
/ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/ NOUN
Parmesan or Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese with a strong flavour which is often used in Italian cooking.
- American English: Parmesan /ˈpɑrmɪzɑn, -zən/
- Brazilian Portuguese: parmesão
- Chinese: 帕马森干酪
- European Spanish: queso parmesano
- French: parmesan
- German: Parmesankäse
- Italian: parmigiano
- Japanese: パルメザン
- Korean: 파르메산 치즈
- European Portuguese: parmesão
- Latin American Spanish: queso parmesano
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