What does "parma" mean?
A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
Parma
/ˈpɑɹmə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
- Grammar: parma is listed as name, noun.
- Usage evidence: He is a student, he studies Chinese at the Università degli Studi di Parma.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dish cooked in the parmigiana style. Australia
"The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8."
- 2 A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry. historical
Proper Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 A city, the capital of Parma province, Emilia-Romagna.
- 3 A surname from Italian.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Alamosa County and Rio Grande County, Colorado.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Canyon County, Idaho.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A township and village in Jackson County, Michigan.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in New Madrid County, Missouri.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Monroe County, New York.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Example
"He is a student, he studies Chinese at the Università degli Studi di Parma."
Common questions
How do you use "parma" in a sentence?
He is a student, he studies Chinese at the Università degli Studi di Parma.
How do you pronounce "parma"?
Pronounced /ˈpɑɹmə/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From parmigiana.
Etymology 2
From Latin parma.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan.