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Parma ham

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 2015, Craig Whitson, Tore Gjesteland, Mats Widén, Kenneth Hansen, Passion for Pizza: A Journey Through Thick and Thin to Find the Pizza Elite, Agate Publishing (Surrey Books), unnumbered page, Also, the feed that is given to the pigs destined to be Parma hams is different.

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History

Etymology

From Parma (“city in Italy”) + ham.