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parmigiano

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par⋅mi⋅gia⋅na

[pahr-muh-zhah-nuh, -zhahn; It. pahr-mee-jah-nah]
–adjective Italian Cookery.
cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
Also, par⋅mi⋅gia⋅no [pahr-muh-zhah-noh; It. pahr-mee-jah-naw] .


Origin:
1940–45; < It, fem. of parmigiano Parmesan

Par⋅mi⋅gia⋅ni⋅no

[pahr-mi-juh-nee-noh; It. pahr-mee-jah-nee-naw]
–noun
(Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola), 1503–40, Italian painter.
Also, Par⋅mi⋅gia⋅no [pahr-mi-jah-noh; It. pahr-meejah-naw] .
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Par·mi·gia·ni·no   (pär'mĭ-jä-nē'nō, -mē-)   
Italian Mannerist painter and etcher whose work is characterized by elongation of form and includes Vision of Saint Jerome (1527) and The Madonna of the Long Neck (1534).
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Main Entry:  Parmigiano
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See Parmigiano-Reggiano
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