parmesan
See also: Parmesan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/, /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/
- (UK, also found in the US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/[1][2]
- (found in the US, perhaps under influence from Italian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/[1][2]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːməˌzən/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -æn
Noun edit
parmesan (usually uncountable, plural parmesans)
- A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
- Synonyms: Parmigiano-Reggiano, reggiano
- (by extension) A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
- (slang) Money.
- 2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hoga (lyrics and music), “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
- Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Parmesan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Parmesan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian parmigiano.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
parmesan (feminine parmesane, masculine plural parmesans, feminine plural parmesanes)
- Parmesan (from Parma)
Noun edit
parmesan m (plural parmesans)
- Parmesan (cheese)
Further reading edit
- “parmesan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan.
Noun edit
parmesan m (definite singular parmesanen, uncountable)
- Parmesan (cheese)
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan.
Noun edit
parmesan m (definite singular parmesanen, uncountable)
- Parmesan (cheese)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “parmesan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.