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parmesan

/ˈpɑːməzən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
parme-san
IPA
/ˈpɑːməzən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.

Uncountable

noun

A similar cheese produced elsewhere.

Uncountable

noun

Money.

Slang; Uncountable

adj

Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Countable

noun

Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parmesan, *parmēsānus, parmēnsis, Parma

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑːməzən/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

parmesans (plural)

Derived Forms

parmesaned parmesany parmo

Phrases

Parmesan-y

Frequently Paired Words

Parmigiano-Reggiano reggiano

Synonyms

Parmigiano-Reggiano reggiano cheddar

Questions

How do you pronounce parmesan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑːməzən/.
What does parmesan mean?
A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
Where does parmesan come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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