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Parmesan cheese

British  

noun

  1. a hard dry cheese made from skimmed milk, used grated, esp on pasta dishes and soups

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They even have Parmesan cheese and olive oil in the clubhouse, where Pasquantino also gives a bottle of wine to the MVPs of the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"We will no longer have 'Parmesao' competing with Parmesan cheese," Italian agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida said on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Villa, a part of the women’s team that took home silver, had an old sponsorship deal with Parmesan cheese maker Parmigiano Reggiano.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Toasted walnuts offer an aromatic crunch that complements curls of nutty Parmesan cheese.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

He learns that one does not grate Parmesan cheese over pasta dishes containing seafood.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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