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parmo

parmo noun: a north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings.

Noun

parmo (plural parmos)

  1. (Teesside, UK) A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings.
    • But I hadn't eaten since breakfast, and felt sure that a parmo's bark (smell and appearance) could not possibly be as bad as its bite (taste).2012, Tim Moore, You Are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Around Unloved Britain

Forms of parmo

pluralparmos

Origin of parmo

From parmesan + -o, from the original name of the dish, escalope parmesan.

Questions about parmo

What does parmo mean?
Parmo means a north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings.
What part of speech is parmo?
Parmo is a noun.
What is the plural of parmo?
The plural of parmo is parmos.

Words near parmo in the dictionary

  1. Parmigiano-Reggiano
  2. Parmigiano-Reggianos
  3. Parmigianos
  4. Parmley
  5. Parmleys
  6. parmo
  7. parmos
  8. Parmouti
  9. parms
  10. parmulariaceous
  11. parnaparin

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