pita

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[ pee-tuh ]

noun
  1. a round Middle Eastern flatbread that is often filled with meat, peppers, etc., to make a sandwich.

Origin of pita

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First recorded in 1935–40; from Modern Greek pḗtta, pítta, píta “bread, cake, pie”; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek peptós “cooked, baked”; perhaps from Modern Hebrew pittāh, pitāh, from Balkan Ladino pita “flat bread”; perhaps from Germanic, akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo “bite, morsel”
  • Also called pi·ta bread [pee-tuh-bred] /ˈpi tə ˌbrɛd/ .

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Other definitions for pita (2 of 2)

pita2
[ pee-tuh ]

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

  2. any of these plants.

Origin of pita

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First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin American Spanish, from Quechua pita or Aymara p’ita

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British Dictionary definitions for pita

pita

/ (ˈpiːtə) /


noun
  1. any of several agave plants yielding a strong fibre: See also istle

  2. a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the leaves of which yield a white fibre

  1. Also called: pita fibre the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper

Origin of pita

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C17: via Spanish from Quechua

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