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pita
1[ pee-tuh ]
noun
- a round Middle Eastern flatbread that is often filled with meat, peppers, etc., to make a sandwich.
pita
2[ pee-tuh ]
noun
- a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- any of these plants.
pita
/ ˈ±è¾±Ë³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- any of several agave plants yielding a strong fibre See also istle
- a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the leaves of which yield a white fibre
- Also calledpita fibre the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pita1
First recorded in 1935–40; from Modern Greek pḗtta, pÃtta, pÃta “bread, cake, pieâ€; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek ±è±ð±è³Ùó²õ “cooked, bakedâ€; perhaps from Modern Hebrew pittÄh, pitÄh, from Balkan Ladino pita “flat breadâ€; perhaps from Germanic, akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo “bite, morselâ€
Origin of pita2
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin American Spanish, from Quechua pita or Aymara ±è’i³Ù²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pita1
C17: via Spanish from Quechua
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Honestly, just one bowl of soup with pita would have been enough for a hearty, soul-warming meal.
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She would prepare elaborate feasts featuring freshly made pita bread, stews, hand pies, rice dishes and pastries, all from our homeland where she was born and raised.
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Instead of making the pita, you could buy some.
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Miller countered that 20 bakeries throughout Gaza are producing over 2 million pita breads a day.
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Throngs of people crowd around a bakery, hoping for a few pitas to feed their families.
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