Etymology

pastrama

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Today it means: A traditional Romanian delicatessen meat, usually made from lamb, but also prepared with mutton or pork, that is cured and cold smoked, and served thinly sliced. Full definition →

Romanian pastramă ← Turkish pastırma
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The story

  1. Turkish · derived frompastırma
  2. Romanian · borrowed frompastramă
  3. English todaypastrama

From Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma. Doublet of pastirma and pastrami.

Words from the same roots

Romanianpastramă all →

pastrami

Turkishpastırma all →

pastrami

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