Definitions for pastrami

pastrami pas·tra·mi

Spelling: [puh-strah-mee]
IPA: /pəˈstrɑ mi/

Pastrami is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 401 anagrams from letters in pastrami (aaimprst).

Definitions for pastrami

noun

  1. a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.

Origin of pastrami

1935-40; Yiddish pastrame Romanian pastramă pressed, cured meat; a Balkanism of uncertain origin (compare Modern Greek pastramâs, Serbo-Croatian pȁstrma), perhaps ultimately Turkish pastιrma,

Examples for pastrami

But if you like pastrami—or, in my case, turkey pastrami—this is your spot.

It was conducted around a platter of pastrami sandwiches cut into quarters.

Word Value for pastrami
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

Similar words for pastrami
Word of the day