Parmesan
adjUS /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/ · AU /ˈpɑːməˌzən/
1
Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
parmesan
nounalso spelled ParmesanUK /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ · /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/
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
1
Usually A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
2
Broadly, Usually A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
- Most of the parmesan in our grocery store comes from Wisconsin.
3
Slang, Usually Money.
- Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hoga, “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
- Derived terms
- parmesaned, parmesany, parmo