/ Dictionary / Index P pastrami: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pas•tra•mi Pronunciation: (pu-strä'mē), [key] — n. a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pastrami (Thesaurus) past progressive pastry Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language