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pastrami|pæˈstrɑːmɪ|
[Yiddish, f. Rum. pastramă, f. păstra to preserve.]
A smoked beef, usu. prepared from a shoulder cut, highly seasoned and eaten hot or cold. Also attrib.
1940G. Marx Groucho Lett. (1967) 45 The catering was delegated to Levitoff, the demon pastrami prince. 1941L. G. Blochman See you at Morgue (1946) xxiv. 164 The hot pastrami sandwich on rye. 1945A. Kober Parm Me 110 Mr. Freidkin was..eating a plate of pastrami and eggs. 1953W. P. McGivern Big Heat ix. 111 He liked Jewish food..sour red cabbage, pastrami, cheese cake. 1961E. Hunter Mothers & Daughters ii. 160 She..unwrapped the pastrami sandwich. 1962J. Ludwig in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 239 The air inside was like a home-made mist—garlic pickles, pastrami, salami. 1967M. Waldo Internat. Encycl. Cooking II. 477/2 Pastrami (Jewish), a cut of beef, usually the shoulder, highly seasoned (especially with garlic) and smoked. Cut into thin slices, it is served either hot or cold. 1973New Yorker 24 Feb. 114/2 The sandwich makers at the counter always maintain rigid queue discipline while hand-slicing a high-quality pastrami on rye. 1976Time 27 Dec. 31/1 One child conquered her stage fright by downing a quick pizza and a hot pastrami. |