English Explanatory Dictionary

pastirma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pastirma bastirma basturma

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (pastırma) (modern Turkish pastırma). Doublet of pastrama.

Related words

pastrami pastrama
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