noun

parmesan

Parmesan cheese

Please pass the parmesan.

Please pass the Parmesan.

I added grated parmesan to the pasta.

I added grated Parmesan to the pasta.

((parmesan)) (the cheese itself) Please pass the parmesan.

((grated/shredded)) parmesan (a form of the cheese) I added grated parmesan to the pasta.

Synonyms: Parmigiano-Reggiano

From Italian `parmigiano`, meaning 'of or from Parma,' a city in Italy famous for this cheese.

Picture grating cheese from Parma, Italy, onto your pasta. The name itself tells you its origin.

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