parmesan
/ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/UK/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/
parmesan noun: a hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
Noun (1)
parmesan (usually uncountable, plural parmesans)
- A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
- Synonyms:
- Parmigiano-Reggiano, reggiano
- A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
- Most of the parmesan in our grocery store comes from Wisconsin.
- Money.
- Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hoga, “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar
- Synonyms:
- cheddar
Adjective capitalized: Parmesan
Parmesan (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Noun (2) capitalized: Parmesan
Parmesan (countable and uncountable, plural Parmesans)
- A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).
parmesan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
parmesan in Hindi
- परमेसन, पार्मेसन
parmesan in Tamil
- பர்மேசன், பர்மெசன்
parmesan in Marathi
- परमेसन, पार्मेसन
parmesan in Urdu
- پرمیسن, پارمیسن, پرمیسان
More languagesFewer languages
- parmesan in Bengali
- পার্মেসন, পার্মেসান, পারমেসান
- parmesan in Telugu
- పార్మేసన్, పార్మెసన్, పర్మెసన్
- parmesan in Malayalam
- പർമേസൻ, പാർമേസൻ, പാർമെസൻ
- parmesan in Kannada
- ಪಾರ್ಮೆಸನ್, ಪಾರ್ಮೇಸನ್, ಪರ್ಮೆಸನ್
- parmesan in Punjabi
- ਪਰਮੇਸਨ, ਪਾਰਮੇਸਨ
- parmesan in Gujarati
- પરમેસન, પાર્મેસન
- parmesan in Nepali
- परमेसन, पार्मेसन
- parmesan in Arabic
- بَارْمِيجْيَانُو bārmījyānū, بَارْمِيزَان bārmīzān
Synonyms of parmesan
Forms of parmesan
| plural | parmesans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Parmesan |
| plural | Parmesans |
Origin of parmesan
Borrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructuring of Latin parmēnsis (from Latin Parma). Compare Italian parmigiano, Catalan parmesà, Portuguese parmesão, Sicilian parmisanu, Spanish parmesano
Words formed from parmesan
Questions about parmesan
- What does parmesan mean?
- Parmesan means a hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
- What is parmesan in Hindi?
- Parmesan in Hindi is परमेसन, पार्मेसन. See Parmesan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parmesan?
- Parmesan can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce parmesan?
- Parmesan is pronounced /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parmesan?
- The plural of parmesan is parmesans.
Words near parmesan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parmesan (page history and authors); Parmesan (page history and authors); parmesan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parmesan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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