pastrami

[puh-strah-mee]

noun

1. a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.

pastrami

/ pəˈstrɑːmɪ /

noun

1. highly seasoned smoked beef, esp prepared from a shoulder cut

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastrami¹

1935–40; < Yiddish pastrame < Romanian pastramă pressed, cured meat; a Balkanism of uncertain origin (compare Modern Greek pastramâs, Serbo-Croatian pȁstrma ), perhaps ultimately < Turkish pastιrma, taken as variant of bastιrma, equivalent to bastιr-, causative stem of bas- press, squeeze + -ma verbal noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastrami¹

from Yiddish, from Romanian pastramǎ, from pǎstra to preserve

Example Sentences

Mr. Margolick recounts Caesar eating four pastrami sandwiches in one sitting.

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For a laid-back spot where you and your friends can sit at picnic tables and enjoy juicy pastrami sandwiches, loaded French fries and refreshing cocktails, check out Johnny’s in West Adams.

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Langer said the price increase for egg dishes was temporary and he’s not raising the cost of other menu items, including the deli’s famous hot pastrami sandwiches.

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And back in August, when she was done with her pastrami sandwich at Langer’s, she said she was on the case and already making calls.

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If I go to class early, I’ll get the pastrami from Subway and let that sit in the refrigerator until 1 o’clock.

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