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Parma ham

Parma ham noun: prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.

Noun

Parma ham (countable and uncountable, plural Parma hams)

  1. Prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.
    • Secondly, the Panel's reasoning appears to be based on an implicit similarity between the products at issue, on the one hand—that is, frozen and salted chicken cuts—and products such as Parma ham, prosciutto, and jamón serrano, on the other hand.2007, World Trade Organization, chapter IC, in Dispute Settlement Reports 2005, volume XIX, page 9228
    • If you want a more substantial meal, we recommend you start with the seasonal green salad with melon and summer herbs, or cured Parma ham slices in a roulade with walnut-oil vinaigrette.2010, Darwin Porter, Mark Baker, Danforth Prince, Frommer′s Europe, page 1021

Forms of Parma ham

pluralParma hams

Origin of Parma ham

From Parma (“city in Italy”) + ham.

Questions about Parma ham

What does Parma ham mean?
Parma ham means prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.
What part of speech is Parma ham?
Parma ham is a noun.
What is the plural of Parma ham?
The plural of Parma ham is Parma hams.

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