Pita
//ˈpɪtə// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. countable, uncountable
"There is a wide variety of pites, small triangles of butter laden crispy filo dough, voluptuously filled with cheeses, vegetables or spiced meats."
- 2 A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper. countable, uncountable
- 3 Acronym of pain in the ass/arse. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 4 usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling wordnet
- 5 The plant which yields the fiber. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A barangay of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines.
Example
More examples"The flatbread, likely unleavened and somewhat resembling pita bread, was fashioned from wild cereals such as barley, einkorn or oats, as well as tubers from an aquatic papyrus relative, that had been ground into flour."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza. Doublet of pide and pizza.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).
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