How To Pronounce Parmesan

In British English, parmesan is pronounced /ˌpɑː.mɪˈzæn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpɑːʴ.mɪˈzæ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpɑːr.məˌʒɑːn/.

Parmesan has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.