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pastrama

pastrama 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.

Noun

pastrama (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of pastrama

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

Questions about pastrama

What does pastrama mean?
Pastrama means 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.
What part of speech is pastrama?
Pastrama is a noun.

Words near pastrama in the dictionary

  1. pastosity
  2. pastour
  3. pastourelle
  4. pastourelles
  5. pastours
  6. pastrama
  7. pastrame
  8. pastrami
  9. pastramis
  10. Pastran
  11. Pastrana

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