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pastrama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pas-tra-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pastramă, pastırma

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

pastrami pastirma

Questions

What does pastrama mean?
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.
Where does pastrama come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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