pastrami

English

Pastrami.

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæˈstɹɑːmi/, /pəˈstɹɑːmi/
• (US) enPR: pə-sträʹmē, IPA^(key): /pəˈstɹɑːmi/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

pastrami (countable and uncountable, plural pastramis)

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

Related terms

• pastirma
• pastrama

Descendants

• → Cebuano: pastrami
• → German: Pastrami
• → Spanish: pastrami

Translations

seasoned smoked cut of beef

• Azerbaijani: basdırma
• Bulgarian: пастърма f (pastǎrma)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 五香熏牛肉 (wǔxiāng xūn niúròu)

• Chuvash: пустарма (pustarma)
• Crimean Tatar: bastırma
• Finnish: pastrami (fi)
• French: pastrami (fr) m
• Gagauz: pastırma
• German: Pastrami (de) m
• Greek: παστουρμάς (el) m (pastourmás)
• Japanese: パストラミ (pasutorami)
• Karaim: bastırma
• Korean: 파스트라미 (paseuteurami)
• Krymchak: bastırma
• Ottoman Turkish: باصدرمه (basdırma)
• Portuguese: pastrami m
• Romanian: pastramă (ro) f
• Russian: пастрома́ (ru) f (pastromá), пастра́ми (ru) f (pastrámi)
• Spanish: pastrami m, pastrón m
• Tagalog: pastrami
• Turkish: pastırma (tr)
• Uzbek: bostirma (uz)
• Yiddish: פּאַסטראַמע f (pastrame)

See also

• corned beef
• smoked meat (a similar deli meat made from a brisket cut)
• salt beef
• smoked beef

Anagrams

• pastirma

Cebuano

Etymology

From English pastrami.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pas‧tra‧mi

Noun

pastrami

1. a pastrami

Finnish

Etymology

From Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע (pastrame).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑstrɑmi/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠.trɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑstrɑmi
• Hyphenation^(key): past‧ra‧mi

Noun

pastrami

1. pastrami

Declension

Inflection of pastrami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		pastrami	pastramit
genitive		pastramin	pastramien pastrameiden pastrameitten
partitive		pastramia	pastrameita pastrameja
illative		pastramiin	pastrameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pastrami	pastramit
accusative	nom.	pastrami	pastramit
	gen.	pastramin
genitive		pastramin	pastramien pastrameiden pastrameitten
partitive		pastramia	pastrameita pastrameja
inessive		pastramissa	pastrameissa
elative		pastramista	pastrameista
illative		pastramiin	pastrameihin
adessive		pastramilla	pastrameilla
ablative		pastramilta	pastrameilta
allative		pastramille	pastrameille
essive		pastramina	pastrameina
translative		pastramiksi	pastrameiksi
abessive		pastramitta	pastrameitta
instructive		—	pastramein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pastrami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pastramini pastramini accusative nom. pastramini pastramini gen. pastramini genitive pastramini pastramieni pastrameideni pastrameitteni partitive pastramiani pastrameitani pastramejani inessive pastramissani pastrameissani elative pastramistani pastrameistani illative pastramiini pastrameihini adessive pastramillani pastrameillani ablative pastramiltani pastrameiltani allative pastramilleni pastrameilleni essive pastraminani pastrameinani translative pastramikseni pastrameikseni abessive pastramittani pastrameittani instructive — — comitative — pastrameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pastramisi pastramisi accusative nom. pastramisi pastramisi gen. pastramisi genitive pastramisi pastramiesi pastrameidesi pastrameittesi partitive pastramiasi pastrameitasi pastramejasi inessive pastramissasi pastrameissasi elative pastramistasi pastrameistasi illative pastramiisi pastrameihisi adessive pastramillasi pastrameillasi ablative pastramiltasi pastrameiltasi allative pastramillesi pastrameillesi essive pastraminasi pastrameinasi translative pastramiksesi pastrameiksesi abessive pastramittasi pastrameittasi instructive — — comitative — pastrameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pastramimme pastramimme accusative nom. pastramimme pastramimme gen. pastramimme genitive pastramimme pastramiemme pastrameidemme pastrameittemme partitive pastramiamme pastrameitamme pastramejamme inessive pastramissamme pastrameissamme elative pastramistamme pastrameistamme illative pastramiimme pastrameihimme adessive pastramillamme pastrameillamme ablative pastramiltamme pastrameiltamme allative pastramillemme pastrameillemme essive pastraminamme pastrameinamme translative pastramiksemme pastrameiksemme abessive pastramittamme pastrameittamme instructive — — comitative — pastrameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pastraminne pastraminne accusative nom. pastraminne pastraminne gen. pastraminne genitive pastraminne pastramienne pastrameidenne pastrameittenne partitive pastramianne pastrameitanne pastramejanne inessive pastramissanne pastrameissanne elative pastramistanne pastrameistanne illative pastramiinne pastrameihinne adessive pastramillanne pastrameillanne ablative pastramiltanne pastrameiltanne allative pastramillenne pastrameillenne essive pastraminanne pastrameinanne translative pastramiksenne pastrameiksenne abessive pastramittanne pastrameittanne instructive — — comitative — pastrameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pastraminsa pastraminsa accusative nom. pastraminsa pastraminsa gen. pastraminsa genitive pastraminsa pastramiensa pastrameidensa pastrameittensa partitive pastramiaan pastramiansa pastrameitaan pastramejaan pastrameitansa pastramejansa inessive pastramissaan pastramissansa pastrameissaan pastrameissansa elative pastramistaan pastramistansa pastrameistaan pastrameistansa illative pastramiinsa pastrameihinsa adessive pastramillaan pastramillansa pastrameillaan pastrameillansa ablative pastramiltaan pastramiltansa pastrameiltaan pastrameiltansa allative pastramilleen pastramillensa pastrameilleen pastrameillensa essive pastraminaan pastraminansa pastrameinaan pastrameinansa translative pastramikseen pastramiksensa pastrameikseen pastrameiksensa abessive pastramittaan pastramittansa pastrameittaan pastrameittansa instructive — — comitative — pastrameineen pastrameinensa

Further reading

• “pastrami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

From Romanian pastramă, probably through Yiddish and possibly through English, that from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (modern Turkish pastırma).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

pastrami m (plural pastramis)

1. pastrami

Portuguese

Etymology

From Romanian pastramă, probably through Yiddish and possibly through English, that from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (modern Turkish pastırma).

Noun

pastrami m (plural pastramis)

1. pastrami (seasoned cut of smoked beef)