Melanzane alla Parmigiana is an Italian equivalent of 'Eggplant Parmesan'. The phrase is pronounced 'meh-lahn-ZAH-nay AHL-lah pahr-mee-JYAH-nah'. The feminine gender noun 'melanzane' means 'eggplants'. Its definite article is 'le' ['the']. The word 'alla' is formed from the preposition 'a' and the feminine definite article 'la', to mean 'to the'. The feminine adjective 'Parmigiana' refers to the dish being cooked with Parmesan cheese.
Melanzane alla parmigiana is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "eggplant parmigiana."
Specifically, the feminine noun melanzana means "eggplant." The word alla combines the preposition awith the feminine definite article la to mean "in the style of" in this case. The feminine adjective/noun parmigianameans "female inhabitant, resident of Parma."
The pronunciation is "MEH-lahn-TSAH-neh AHL-lah PAHR-mee-DJYAH-nah."
In standard Italian the word for eggplant is melanzana, a word also used disparagingly to denote a black person.
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