pastrami

noun
/pæˈstɹɑːmi/UK/pəˈstɹɑːmi/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע (pastrame), from Romanian pastramă, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (modern Turkish pastırma), a variation of bastırma (“dried meat”), from root bas- (“to press”). It is sometimes claimed that the origin of the Turkish word is Greek παστώνω (pastóno, “I salt”), from Ancient Greek παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt, salted”). The English spelling ending in -mi is probably from the influence of salami.

  1. derived from παστός — “sprinkled with salt, salted
  2. derived from παστώνω — “I salt
  3. derived from pastırma
  4. derived from باصدرمه
  5. derived from pastramă

Definitions

  1. A seasoned smoked cut of beef, traditionally made from a navel cut.

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