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Parmesan

//ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn// adj, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. countable
  3. 3
    hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated wordnet
  4. 4
    A similar cheese produced elsewhere. broadly, uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Money. slang, uncountable, usually

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructuring of Latin parmēnsis (from Latin Parma). Compare Italian parmigiano, Catalan parmesà, Portuguese parmesão, Sicilian parmisanu, Spanish parmesano

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