Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hard, sharp, dry Italian cheese made from skim milk and usually served grated as a garnish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to Parma, a city in northern Italy, or its inhabitants, or the province or former duchy of Parma.
- noun [lowercase] Parmesan cheese.
- noun An Italian form of drinking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.
- adjective Parmesan cheese.
- adjective a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective From
Parma - noun Someone from
Parma (the Italian city or region) - noun Alternative form of
parmesan (a kind ofcheese ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In this hearty vegetarian dish, a takeoff on traditional eggplant parmesan, meaty portabella mushrooms are dressed in a rich tomato sauce and covered with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Freep.com - RSS 2010
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Try making the monkey bread, dipping the dough balls into melted butter and garlic, then rolling them in Parmesan cheese.
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The recipe does not go back further than my childhood and has gone through many changes; the lady we got the recipe from sprinkled the casserole in Parmesan cheese.
Family Recipes: Chicken Divan, The Spiced Life Family Style Laura 2009
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The recipe does not go back further than my childhood and has gone through many changes; the lady we got the recipe from sprinkled the casserole in Parmesan cheese.
Archive 2009-05-01 Laura 2009
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Then I tossed in Parmesan as well, added the tomato/veggie sauce and covered the whole thing with more parmesan and some other grated cheese I had left over.
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Grated Parmesan (another nice thing about Ajijic where excellent Reggiano Parmesan is available if a bit dear)
The culinary equivalents of dry onion soup mix and canned mushroom soup 2005
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A fourth part of the whey is now taken out of the kettle, and the curd is heated to 180°, stirring it rapidly all the time; and a few pinches of powdered saffron are thrown in, which not only colour it, but give that peculiar flavour always perceptible in Parmesan cheese.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Jim’s food sculptures include a bust of Christopher Columbus in Parmesan cheese, Terry LaBonte's No. 5 Chevrolet carved from 3,500 pounds of yellow cheddar cheese, and much more.
Harley Davidson Sculptures MJ 2006
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Not to be confused with Chicken Parmesan, which is fairly heavy and smothered with tomato sauce, Parmesan Chicken is, while breaded, very light and almost delicate.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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Not to be confused with Chicken Parmesan, which is fairly heavy and smothered with tomato sauce, Parmesan Chicken is, while breaded, very light and almost delicate.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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