Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parm

/pɑɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: parm
IPA: /pɑɹm/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish served in the parmigiana style (combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before baking).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Parmesan cheese.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Everyone who's had my mother's eggplant parm has said, “This is awesome.”"
"For this update on a chicken parm sandwich, I bread and sauté thin chicken breast cutlets and layer them with fresh basil, mozzarella cheese, and leftover spaghetti on garlic-buttered ciabatta."
"This braised eggplant has all those savory parm-y flavors, but in an easy any-night form."
"chicken parm"
"Go make some spaghetti for lunch n sprinkle on some parm"
"Once it's bubbling good and steady, grab some parm and pecorino, pop it all on your spaghetti."

Etymology

Shortening of parmigiana or parmesan.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑɹm/
British English: /pɑːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

parms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parma

Homonyms

palm (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

farm arm harm alarm charm secular arm disarm gendarme rearm yarm sarm garm

Questions

How do you pronounce parm?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑɹm/.
What does parm mean?: A dish served in the parmigiana style (combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before baking).
Where does parm come from?: Shortening of parmigiana or parmesan.

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