Parmesan

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early 16th century: from French, from Italian parmigiano ‘of Parma’, where it was originally made.


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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


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Parmesan (n.)

type of dry, hard cheese, 1550s, from parmeson cheese (1510s), from the adjective meaning "of or relating to Parma," the city of northern Italy; from Italian Parmegiano "of Parma." The place name is probably ultimately Etruscan.