parmesan
See also: Parmesan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French parmesan, from Italian parmigiano.
Pronunciation
Noun
parmesan (usually uncountable, plural parmesans)
- A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
- (by extension) A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
- (slang) Money.
- 2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth; Michael Williams II; Asheton Hoga (lyrics and music), “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
- Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this
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Translations
hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma
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References
- “Parmesan” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “Parmesan” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
French
Adjective
parmesan (feminine singular parmesane, masculine plural parmesans, feminine plural parmesanes)
- Parmesan (from Parma)
Further reading
- “parmesan” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan
Derived terms
References
- “parmesan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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