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.

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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

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.

  • Spoon in the mixture, sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan cheese over the top.

  • Fry them in butter, and grate a little Parmesan cheese over them.

  • By ' properly ' I mean generously seasoned with Parmesan and a little nutmeg, and made with a slowly cooked white sauce.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

NANSAN

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With N