Parmesan

noun
🔊/ˈpɑːməzæn/, 🔊/ˌpɑːməˈzæn/
🔊/ˈpɑːrməzɑːn/, 🔊/ˈpɑːrməzæn/
(also Parmesan cheese)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of very hard Italian cheese that is usually grated and eaten on Italian food帕尔马干酪(一种意大利硬奶酪,常磨碎撒在食品上)Topics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParmesan is used before these nouns:
    • cheese
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, from Italian parmigiano ‘of Parma’, where it was originally made.