parmesan

Meaning

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.

Translations

parmigiano

parmesan

Parmesan

parmezaan

parmezaankaas

parmesano

parma peyniri

بَارْمِيجْيَانُو

Parmesankäse

parmesão

جبن البارميجان الإيطالي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: parmigiano

Cognate with Catalan: parmesà

Cognate with Portuguese: parmesão

Cognate with Sicilian: parmisanu

Cognate with Spanish: parmesano

In summary

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