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parmigiana

parmigiana

5 4.6
An Italian baked dish with layers of breaded meat or vegetables, tomato sauce and cheese
  • noun
  • /ˌpɑrmɪˈdʒɑnə/
translation icon : parmigiana
  • She loves the eggplant parmigiana served with a side of garlic bread.
  • eggplant parmigiana
  • veal parmigiana
  • chicken parmigiana

Yeah, bringing the best vegetarian lasagna or bringing the best melonsana parmigiana.

Examples

  • For madame, and veal parmigiana for me.

  • The veal parmigiana was the best I've had in ages.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • He's almost finished with his eggplant parmigiana.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • " You could have brought me back some veal parmigiana," Petey griped.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And there's eggplant parmigiana on the porch, not too spicy, so the kids can eat it, too.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The menu includes more than just typical sports bar food, too—think eggplant parmigiana, black Angus steak salad, and fresh grouper.

    Blog text (19)
  • For dinner, I ordered a delicious plate of parmigiana topped with melted cheese and tomato sauce.

  • At the restaurant, he enjoyed a classic chicken parmigiana, baked to perfection with layers of cheese.

Synonyms

parm
vsparmigiana
  • Informal
7 6.8

A cooked dish like chicken or eggplant with tomato sauce and melted cheese

is the formal layered Italian recipe rather than a casual short name
eggplant parmesan
vsparmigiana
  • US
1 3.0

A baked Italian dish of breaded fried eggplant layered with tomato sauce and melted cheese

is the general layered dish that can use meat or vegetables
veal parmesan
vsparmigiana
1 3.1

A breaded and fried piece of veal topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese

is a layered baked recipe rather than a single cutlet preparation
veal parmigiana
vsparmigiana
1 3.9

A cooked veal cutlet coated in breadcrumbs and cheese, topped with tomato sauce

is broader, focusing on layered assembly instead of one coated cutlet

Compounds

A cooked veal cutlet coated in breadcrumbs and cheese, topped with tomato sauce

How Rich

lasagna
  • US
60 1.7
parmigiana
5 4.6
casserole
54 2.8
pasta
255 1.0
salad
550 1.0

Surface Forms

parmigiana singular
parmigianas plural

Etymology

The word parmigiana probably comes from Italian parmigiano 'from Parma' or from Sicilian parmiciana 'slats', a word that shows the layered way the food is put together. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a baked dish stacked in layers and topped with Parmesan, so parmigiana means a cheesy, layered bake.