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.
- derived from pastırma
- derived from باصدرمه
- derived from pastramă
- borrowed from פּאַסטראַמע
Definitions
A seasoned smoked cut of beef, traditionally made from a navel cut.
The neighborhood
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