pastrami
noun
pas·tra·mi
pə-ˈsträ-mē 
variants
or less commonly pastromi
: a highly seasoned smoked beef prepared especially from shoulder cuts
Examples of pastrami in a Sentence
He ordered a pastrami sandwich.
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Anny’s Fine Burgers, Santee and Kearny Mesa: Choose from 32 half-pound Angus-beef burgers, like the Monster Burger topped with baked pastrami, turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, mayo and honey mustard.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The menu even boasts a take on vegan pastrami, served with sauerkraut on a rye sandwich.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The menu even boasts a take on vegan pastrami, served with sauerkraut on a rye sandwich.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Pastrami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastrami. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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pastrami
noun
pas·tra·mi
pə-ˈsträm-ē
: a highly seasoned smoked beef
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