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pastirma

pastirma noun: a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.

pastirma: a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine
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Noun

pastirma (uncountable)

  1. A highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.
    • Filet mignon wrapped in air-cured beef pastirma (7 ounces, which is two medallions, for $15) is another option, as are marinated vegetables, also ready for a rich burnish ($5 for 8 ounces).2007 June 27, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times

pastirma meaning in Arabic and Persian

pastirma in Arabic

highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
بَسْطِرْمَة basṭirma

pastirma in Persian

highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef
باسترمه bâstorme

Forms of pastirma

alternative formbastirma
alternative formbasturma

Origin of pastirma

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

Questions about pastirma

What does pastirma mean?
Pastirma means a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.
What is pastirma in Arabic?
Pastirma in Arabic is بَسْطِرْمَة (basṭirma). See Pastirma meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pastirma?
Pastirma is a noun.

Words near pastirma in the dictionary

  1. pastine
  2. pastiness
  3. pasting
  4. pasting up
  5. pastings
  6. pastirma
  7. pastis
  8. pastises
  9. pastism
  10. pastist
  11. pastists

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