Par|me|san

Par|me|san
Par|me|san «PAHR muh zan, PAHR muh ZAN», noun, adjective.
–n. Also, Parmesan cheese.
a hard, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk: »

To go with this, there is some of the finest Parmesan we have come across (New Yorker).

–adj.
1. of or belonging to the city, the province, or the former duchy of Parma in northern Italy.
2. prepared with Parmesan (cheese): »

veal Parmesan.

[probably < Middle French parmesan, adaptation of Italian parmigiano of Parma, a region in Italy]

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