parmesan

plural parmesans · alternative Parmesan

1. uncountableusuallyA hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.

   Synonyms: Parmigiano-Reggiano, reggiano

2. broadlyuncountableusuallyA similar cheese produced elsewhere.

   Most of the parmesan in our grocery store comes from Wisconsin.

3. uncountableusuallyA breaded and fried cutlet, usually of chicken or veal, topped with tomato sauce and cheese.

   There were two sausage and peppers, two veal parmesans, and an eggplant rollitini and Debra ordered her chicken marsala.

   2007 10, Donald A. Moses, Donald a. Moses MD, Jack Be Quick: Sequel to the Detective Novel, Jack Be Nimble, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 281

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   You'll find that when cheese is used more as a garnish than a main ingredient in eggplant parmesan, the savory taste of eggplant, tomatoes and herbs will shine through.

   1992 12, “Vegetarian Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 22

   Homemade sauce is just one labor-intensive touch he adds to the shop's offerings. Pastas, lasagna, chicken and veal parmesans – as well as pizzas created on dough prepped the evening before – keep King moving almost without a pause[…]

   1999, Pizza Today

4. slanguncountableusuallyMoney.

   Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this / Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact I'm downin' this

   2017 March 30, Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hoga, “Humble”, in Damn, performed by Kendrick Lamar

   Synonyms: cheddar

1. not comparableOf, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

plural Parmesans

1. countableA native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese).