Meanings
nounpastirma (uncountable)
alternative bastirma · alternative basturma
- uncountableA highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.
Filet mignon wrapped in air-cured beef pastirma (7 ounces, which is two medallions, for $15) is another option, as are marinated vegetables, also ready for a rich burnish ($5 for 8 ounces).
2007 June 27, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times
Origin
- Ottoman Turkishباصدرمه
- Englishpastirma
From Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (pastırma) (modern Turkish pastırma). Doublet of pastrama.
More words from Ottoman Turkish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَسْطِرْمَة
- بَسْطِرْمَة (basṭirma)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Bulgarian пастърма
- пастърма (pastărma)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Greek παστουρμάς, παστρουμάς
- παστουρμάς (pastourmás)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
- παστρουμάς (pastroumás)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Persian باسترمه
- باسترمه (bâstorme)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Polish pasturma
- pasturmahighly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Romanian pastramă
- pastramăhighly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Russian бастурма́
- бастурма́ (basturmá)highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Turkish pastırma, bastırma
- pastırmahighly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
- bastırmahighly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
pastirma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastirma
MLA
“pastirma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastirma. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastirma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastirma.
Source: pastirma on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.