parma

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
 * The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.

Noun

 * 1) barbel

Etymology
Perhaps a, dissimilated from , from , referring to the shield being handheld.

Or, borrowed from a word.

Noun

 * 1) a parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry
 * 2)  any shield
 * 3)  a Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parma

Noun

 * 1) palm of the hand