parmesan

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/(UK)
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/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/(UK) · /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/(UK) · /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/ · /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/ · /ˈpɑːməzən/ · /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/(US) · /ˈpɑːməˌzən/

Definition of parmesan

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
  2. (broadly, uncountable, usually)A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
  3. (slang, uncountable, usually)Money.
    “Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this”
  4. (countable)A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  5. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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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

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