parmesan

CEFRB1

/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard Italian cheese with a strong flavor.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar cheese produced elsewhere.

Examples

  • Yesterday, Matthew tried a new recipe for chicken parmesan.

  • "How are you?" "Very well. Like a mouse in a Parmesan cheese."

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.

More examples

In context

  • Sprinkle the gratin with parmesan.

  • Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this

Synonyms

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The recipe required blank, a hard cheese that is often grated over Italian dishes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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