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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastirma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-stir-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: باصدرمه

Usage

Inflected Forms

bastirma (alternative) basturma (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pastrami pastrama

Questions

What does pastirma mean?
A highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.
Where does pastirma come from?
From Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه (pastırma) (modern Turkish pastırma). Doublet of pastrama.

How to pronounce pastirma

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