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Webster 1913 Edition


Parmesan

Parˊme-san′

,
Adj.
[F.
parmesan
, It.
parmigiano
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to
Parma
in
Italy
.
Parmesan cheese
,
a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.

Definition 2024


Parmesan

Parmesan

See also: parmesan

English

Adjective

Parmesan (not comparable)

  1. From Parma

Translations

Noun

Parmesan (plural Parmesans)

  1. Someone from Parma (the Italian city or region)
  2. Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).

Translations


German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Parmesan m (genitive Parmesan or Parmesans, no plural)

  1. parmesan

Synonyms

parmesan

parmesan

See also: Parmesan

English

Noun

parmesan (usually uncountable, plural parmesans)

  1. A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
  2. A similar cheese produced elsewhere.

Translations

Anagrams

References

  1. 1 2 Parmesan” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. 1 2 Parmesan” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.

French

Adjective

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

  1. Parmesan (from Parma)

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