Meanings
plural parms
- countableuncountableA dish served in the parmigiana style (combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before baking).
chicken parm
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Everyone who's had my mother's eggplant parm has said, “This is awesome.”
2012, Mike Isabella, Mike Isabella's Crazy Good ItalianFor this update on a chicken parm sandwich, I bread and sauté thin chicken breast cutlets and layer them with fresh basil, mozzarella cheese, and leftover spaghetti on garlic-buttered ciabatta.
2013, Kathy Strahs, The Ultimate Panini Press CookbookThis braised eggplant has all those savory parm-y flavors, but in an easy any-night form.
2023, Sohla El-Waylly, Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook, page 170 - countableuncountableParmesan cheese.
'There's parm in that bowl there,' Lady Darvish said.
2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 2032 more examples
Go make some spaghetti for lunch n sprinkle on some parm
2020, Chelsey Hansen, Makin Cherry and Apple Pies Under the Land of the Living SkiesOnce it's bubbling good and steady, grab some parm and pecorino, pop it all on your spaghetti.
2023, Luca Cesari, The Discovery of Pasta: A History in Ten Dishes
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Shortening of parmigiana or parmesan.
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parm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parm
“parm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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