parmesan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ (UK)
- /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/ (UK)
- /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/ General American, hyperforeign
- /ˈpɑːməzən/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/ UK, also found in the US
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
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
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
Most of the parmesan in our grocery store comes from Wisconsin.
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(slang, uncountable, usually) Money.
Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this
2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hoga, “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parmesan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| parmesans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Parmigiano-Reggiano · reggiano
Deriveds
parmo · parmesaned · parmesany
Hypernyms
dairy product · food · hard cheese · cheese · hard cheese · food · cheese · dairy product
Synonyms
Parmigiano-Reggiano · cheddar · reggiano
Translations (42)
hu parmezán (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · fr parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ru пармеза́н (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ko 파르메산 (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · co parmighjanu (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · nb parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · nl parmezaan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · yi פּאַרמעזאַן (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · cmn 巴馬乾酪 /巴马干酪 (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ar بَارْمِيجْيَانُو (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · hy պարմեզան (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · es parmesano (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ar بَارْمِيزَان (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ko 파마산 (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · fi parmesaani (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · gl parmesano (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · haw waiūpaʻa pamesana (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · pl parmezan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · cmn 帕馬森起司 /帕马森起司 (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · sv parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · cs parmezán (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · scn parmisanu (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ja パルミジャーノ (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ro parmezan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · de Parmesankäse (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · pt parmesão (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · it parmigiano (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · mt parmeġġan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · tr parmasan peyniri (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · nl parmezaankaas (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ga cáis Parma (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ja パルメザン (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · co parmisanu (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ga parmasán (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · arz بارميزان (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · scn parmicianu (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · co parmigianu (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · ca parmesà (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · sv parmesanost (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · de Parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · cs parmazán (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma) · nn parmesan (hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma)