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Parma(encyclopedia)
Parma(dictionary)
Margaret of Parma(encyclopedia)
Parma doctors(health)
Parma airports(tourism)
Parma car rental(tourism)
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Pork with pesto and parma ham(recipes)
Roasted cod wrapped in Parma ham(recipes)

Parma (iou)



Parma noun1. M19.
[A city and province in northern Italy. Cf. PEARMAIN.]
I.
Used attrib. to designate things from or associated with Parma. M19.
Parma ham a type of ham which is eaten uncooked. Parma violet (a) any of various cultivated violets with double, scented, usu. light purple flowers, prob. cultivars of Viola odorata, often crystallized for food decoration or used in perfume; (b) (of) a medium or deep shade of purple.
II.
ellipt. A Parma violet; a medium or deep shade of purple. E20.