Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parmo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: par-mo
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: parmesan

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

parmos (plural)

Questions

What does parmo mean?: A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings.
Where does parmo come from?: From parmesan + -o, from the original name of the dish, escalope parmesan.

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