parme
French, noun/paʁm/
parme is spelled P-A-R-M-E (5 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parme is a French masculine noun meaning “mauve (colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bouclier circulaire de trois pieds de diamètre, employé par les vélites, chez les Romains”.
What does parme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemauve (colour)
- 2
masculineParma ham, prosciutto
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bouclier circulaire de trois pieds de diamètre, employé par les vélites, chez les Romains.
noun: 1. Couleur violet pâle.
adjective: 1. Mauve rosé pâle, de la couleur des violettes de Parme. #CFA0E9
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parme
- parmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parme?
- /paʁm/
- \paʁm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is parme in French?
parme appears 2.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).