pastrami

Meaning

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

Translations

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sığır pastırması

pastrami

pastırma

καπνιστό βοδινό κρέας

παστουρμάς

bœuf fumé très épicé

pastrón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pæˈstɹɑːmi/

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.