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parma¹

  • /ˈpɑɹmə/ US
  • /ˈpɑːmə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mə

Where it comes from

From parmigiana.

noun parmas

  1. Australia A dish cooked in the parmigiana style. The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.

parma²

  • /ˈpɑɹmə/ US
  • /ˈpɑːmə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin parma.

noun parmae

  1. historical A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.

Parma³

  • /ˈpɑɹmə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan.

proper noun

  1. A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma.
  2. A city, the capital of Parma province, Emilia-Romagna.
  3. A surname from Italian.
  4. An unincorporated community in Alamosa County and Rio Grande County, Colorado.
  5. A city in Canyon County, Idaho.
  6. A township and village in Jackson County, Michigan.
  7. A minor city in New Madrid County, Missouri.
  8. A town in Monroe County, New York.
  9. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
  10. A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bourbon, lens, pal, murcia, palma, bilbao, parmi, parm, parmesan, parmigiana, scarpariello, parmigiano, parmigiano-reggiano, parma ham, pizza parlour, parillada

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name province

EspañolParma
日本語パルマ Paruma
中文帕爾馬省 /帕尔马省 Pà'ěrmǎ Shěng
FrançaisParme
ItalianoParma
РусскийПа́рма Párma

name city

EspañolParma
日本語パルマ Paruma
中文帕爾馬 /帕尔马 Pàěrmǎ
FrançaisParme
DeutschParma
ItalianoParma
РусскийПа́рма Párma

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@misc{parma_2026,
  title = {parma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}