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Where does “pastrami” come from?

pastrami (English) comes from Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע, from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه.

pastrami (English): A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally,...

Definitions

  1. A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally,...

Ancestry of “pastrami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַסטראַמעpastrami
2Romanianpastramăpastrama
3Turkishpastırmapastirma
4Ottoman Turkishباصدرمه—

Words derived from “pastrami”

  • pastrami
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →