The story
- Italian · borrowed fromparmigiana
- English todayparmigiana
Borrowed from Italian parmigiana, shortening of alla parmigiana (“in the Parmesan way”), or, as a noun, of parmigiana di melanzane/melanzane alla parmigiana, the southern Italian dish which is made with eggplant.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.