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pita

[pee-tuh]

Origin

noun

a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.

any of these plants.

Origin:
1690–1700; < American Spanish < Quechua pita or Aymara p’ita

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noun

a round, flat Middle Eastern bread that is often filled with meat, peppers, etc., to make a sandwich.

Also called pita bread.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; < Modern Greek pētta, pitta bread, cake, pie

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pita (ˈpiːtə)

—n
1.	See also istle any of several agave plants yielding a strong fibre
2.	a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the leaves of which yield a white fibre
3.	Also called: pita fibre the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper

[C17: via Spanish from Quechua]

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pita

"thick, flat bread," 1951, from Modern Heb. pita or Modern Gk. petta "bread," perhaps from Gk. peptos "cooked," or somehow connected to pizza (q.v.).

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PITA definition

n.
[a] pain in the ass. (Initialism. A computer abbreviation, not pronounced.) : The SYSOP here is a real PITA. I wish he would leave us alone.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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