parmigiana

[ pahr-muh-zhah-nuh, -zhahn; Italian pahr-mee-jah-nah ]

adjective

, Italian Cooking.

1. cooked with Parmesan cheese:

   veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parmigiana¹

1940–45; < Italian, feminine of parmigiano Parmesan

Example Sentences

For instance there is a recipe for cedar planked eggplant parmigiana, which is exactly the sort of thing that makes me think I didn’t actually know how to grill vegetables at all.

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