pastrama

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noun

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.

OriginRomanian pastramă ← Turkish pastırma →
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Meanings

nounpastrama (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. Turkishpastırma
  2. Romanianpastramă
  3. Englishpastrama

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

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Translations

Polish pastramă
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Romanian pastramă
  • pastramăTranslations
Turkish pastırma
  • pastırmaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

pastrama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastrama

MLA

“pastrama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastrama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastrama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastrama.

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