parmesan
French, noun/paʁ.mə.zɑ̃/
parmesan is spelled P-A-R-M-E-S-A-N (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,091st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parmesan is a French masculine noun meaning “Parmesan (cheese)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fromage italien à pâte pressée cuite, fabriqué avec du lait de vache, de consistance friable et de saveur…”.
What does parmesan mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Parmesan (from Parma)
noun
- 1
masculineParmesan (cheese)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la ville de Parme.
noun: 1. Fromage italien à pâte pressée cuite, fabriqué avec du lait de vache, de consistance friable et de saveur fruitée, légèrement piquante.
noun: 1. Habitant de la ville de Parme, en Italie.
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 parmesan
- parmesane feminine
- parmesans masculine plural
- parmesanes feminine plural
- Parmesans plural
- Parmesane feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parmesan?
- /paʁ.mə.zɑ̃/
- \paʁ.mə.zɑ̃\
- [paʁ.mə.zɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parmesan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parmesan in French?
parmesan appears 1.2 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).