Meanings
parma1
plural parmas
- AustraliaA dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.
parma2
Parma3
- A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma.
2017 August 23, Rosemary McClure, “Party like its^([sic]) 1717 on a Danube River cruise celebrating Maria Theresa of Austria”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2017 - A city, the capital of Parma province, Emilia-Romagna.
- A surname from Italian.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Canyon County, Idaho.
- A township and village in Jackson County, Michigan.
- A minor city in New Madrid County, Missouri.
- A town in Monroe County, New York.
- A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
- A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
parma · noun
- Latinparma
- Latinparma
- Englishparma
Borrowed from Latin parma.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Parma · proper noun
- LatinParma
- ItalianParma
- EnglishParma
Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan.
More words from Italian, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 帕爾馬省 /帕尔马省, 帕爾馬 /帕尔马
- 帕爾馬省 /帕尔马省 (Pà'ěrmǎ Shěng)province
- 帕爾馬 /帕尔马 (Pàěrmǎ)city
French Parme, Parme
- Parmeprovince
- Parmecity
German Parma
- Parmacity
Italian Parma, Parma
- Parmaprovince
- Parmacity
Japanese パルマ, パルマ
- パルマ (Paruma)province
- パルマ (Paruma)city
Latin Parma
- Parmacity
Polish Parma
- Parmacity
Russian Па́рма, Па́рма
- Па́рма (Párma)province
- Па́рма (Párma)city
Spanish Parma, Parma
- Parmaprovince
- Parmacity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with parma
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Cite this entry
parma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parma
“parma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parma.
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