Parmigiana
//ˌpɑɹməˈʒɑnə// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any dish in which a main ingredient is combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before being baked. in-compounds, uncountable, usually
"Specialties include veal parmigiana, chicken portobello, linguini pescatore, veal marsala, eggplant parmigiana and many others."
Adjective
- 1 Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce. not-comparable, postpositional
Example
More examples"In this picture, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy holds a Parmigiana di Melanzane meal packet given to him by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano."
Etymology
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.
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