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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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Tossed with olive oil, tomatoes, jalapeño, feta and Parmesan cheese, the expertly al dente Rustichella rigatoni is not your everyday mac ‘n’ cheese dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

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

Sun-dried tomatoes are added at the end for a splash of color and tangy sweetness, while Parmesan cheese lends umami and subtle nutty flavor.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2023

To this day, no riverside table is complete without a bowl of farofa: crunchy, toasted manioc meal, vaguely resembling grated Parmesan cheese, which Amazonians sprinkle on their food with abandon.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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