parmesan

Meaning

Noun

• A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
• A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
• Money.

Origin

• Borrowed from French parmesan, from an earlier Late Latin *parmēsanus, readaptation of Latin parmensis.
• Compare Italian parmigiano, Catalan parmesà, Portuguese parmesão, Sicilian parmisanu, Spanish parmesano