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Meaning of Parma ham | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Secondly, the Panel's reasoning appears to be based on an implicit similarity between the products at issue, on the one hand—that is, frozen and salted chicken cuts—and products such as Parma ham, prosciutto, and jamón serrano, on the other hand.”
“If you want a more substantial meal, we recommend you start with the seasonal green salad with melon and summer herbs, or cured Parma ham slices in a roulade with walnut-oil vinaigrette.”
“For instance, in the case of Parma hams, the amount of salt to be added is proportional to the weight of the ham.”
“Since hardly any Parma ham sold in England was actually sliced in the presence of the consumer as Italian law required, it would have been difficult or impossible to say of any Italian Parma ham producer that he had goodwill at the retail level in England at all.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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