parmesan
A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio EmiliaA hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
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Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
Parmesan, Parmesankäse
пармеза́нparmezán
hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated
(broadly, uncountable, usually)A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
Most of the parmesan in our grocery store comes from Wisconsin.
(slang, uncountable, usually)Money.
Examples
31 sentencesIs Parmesan considered a strong cheese?
Do you like Parmesan cheese on spaghetti?
Matthew's favorite dish is chicken parmesan, which he could eat every day.
Matthew's friends always request he brings his homemade chicken parmesan to potlucks.
Matthew's girlfriend surprised him with a romantic dinner of chicken parmesan and candlelight.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructurBorrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructuring of Latin parmēnsis (from Latin Parma).
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Forms
plural: parmesansSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable