parmigiana

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parmigiana

/ˌpɑɹməˈʒɑnə/ US
/ˌpɑːmɪˈdʒɑːnə/ UK

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Borrowed from Italian parmigiana, shortening of alla parmigiana (“in the Parmesan way”), or, as a noun, of parmigiana di melanzane/melanzane alla parmigiana, the southern Italian dish which is made with eggplant.

adjective Parmigiana

not comparable, postpositional Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce.

noun parmigianas · Parmigiana

in compounds, uncountable, usually Any dish in which a main ingredient is combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before being baked. Specialties include veal parmigiana, chicken portobello, linguini pescatore, veal marsala, eggplant parmigiana and many others.

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@misc{parmigiana_2026,
  title = {parmigiana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parmigiana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}