noun
parma
PAH-muh
noun
1
A dish of meat or vegetables cooked in the parmigiana style, coated in tomato sauce and cheese.
"The pub down the road does a chicken parma that's famous locally."
How to Use Parma
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dish, often chicken, cooked with tomato sauce and melted cheese in the style associated with Parma.
When to use it
Common in Australian pub-food English; elsewhere people usually say "parmigiana" or "chicken parm."
Word Forms
parmas plural, parmae plural
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Etymology
Named after Parma, the Italian city famous for parmesan cheese.