pastirma

English

Alternative forms

• bastirma
• basturma (from Armenian)

Etymology

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

Noun

pastirma (uncountable)

1. A highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef in Ottoman cuisine.
   • 2007 June 27, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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).

Related terms

• pastrami
• pastrama

Translations

highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef

• Albanian: pastërma (sq)
• Arabic: بَسْطِرْمَة (basṭerma)
• Armenian: բաստուրմա (hy) (basturma)
• Azerbaijani: basdırma
• Bulgarian: пастърма (pastǎrma)
• Chuvash: пустарма (pustarma)
• Crimean Tatar: bastırma
• Gagauz: pastırma
• Greek: παστουρμάς (el) (pastourmás), παστρουμάς (el) (pastroumás)
• Karaim: bastırma
• Krymchak: бастырма, bastırma
• Persian: باسترمه (bâstorme)
• Polish: pasturma (pl) f
• Romanian: pastramă (ro)
• Russian: бастурма́ (ru) (basturmá)
• Serbo-Croatian: pastrma (sh), пастрма
• Tsakhur: басдурма
• Turkish: pastırma (tr), bastırma (tr)
• Uzbek: bostirma (uz)

Anagrams

• pastrami