Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A round flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened to form a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread.
- n. Any of several plants of the genus Agave that yield strong leaf fibers. Also called istle.
- n. The fiber of any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The maguey, Agave Americana, and other species of the genus.
- n. The fiber derived from Agave leaves. It is of great strength, utilized for cordage, etc., and likely to be of commercial importance. Sometimes called pita-flax, pita-hemp, or pita-thread. The name is applied less properly to the istle-fiber (see
istle ) and to that of Furcrœa (Fourcroya) gigantea. - n. In southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America, a name applied to various textile plants and the fiber produced from them: especially applied in the low, moist regions of Mexico and Central America to Karatas Karatas, which yields a strong and durable fiber.
Wiktionary
- n. A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- n. A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
- n. The plant which yields the fiber.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also
pita fiber , andpita thread . - n. The plant which yields the fiber.
WordNet 3.0
- n. usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
Etymologies
- From Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, "pie"). (Wiktionary)
- Modern Greek pētta, pita, pie, cake, bread.Spanish, from Quechua, to complicate, discord, bother. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And guess what they call the pita bread with pieces of turkey?”
“Skordalia closeup, on whole grain pita bread toastpoint.”
“Themis now stocks multi-grain pita bread, baked at the local Toufayan Bakery.”
“They are eaten in pita pockets filled with some fresh salad topped with a dressing of tahini or hummus.”
“When I asked what the triangles were called, Salwa said “spinach in pita bread dough;” in Arabic, Sbanekh bil-Ajeen.”
“The chicken pita from the cart on 53rd and 6th is $4.00.”
“Sprinkled with the spice mixture zahtar, a blend of sesame seeds, sumac and thyme, pita is baked in the oven, cut into triangles and served as "chips" for dipping.”
“The flat pocket bread called pita is perfect for scooping up hummus, baba ganouj, jocoque, or kebe cruda.”
“Aug 15th, 2007 at 2: 17 pm dbone the chicken pita is also quite a deal at 3.00”
“I visited KD for my Falafel Friday, the price of a falafel pita is now $6.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pita’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Twine
sisal, cotton, jute, hemp, coir, henequin, baler, binder, polypropylene, twine, gimp, marline and 10 more...
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The Pits
armpit, pit, pits, cockpit, pity, pithy, pit bull terrier, pit boss, pit stop, pitcher, fire pit, peach pit and 76 more...
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Sophaloaf's list
Favorites!
belle, starfish, photography, buddha, dinosaur, floccinaucinihili..., hypoallergenic, sailor, gorgeous, adhesive, imagination, artichokes and 55 more...
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Wonderful bread
baguette, bialy, pumpernickel, boule, brioche, challah, chapati, cornbread, dosa, mantou, flatbread, focaccia and 102 more...
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A Crumb Of Comfort
Types of bread & breadmaking terms. Mainly I'm looking for plain or savoury breads but I'll accept the sweet-ish ones as long as they are more bread than cake :-)
lagana, khobz, pita, foccaccia, ciabatta, bap, altamura, knead, leaven, crumpet, muffin, bagel and 202 more...
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chickpea's list
erotimation, chickpea, hummus, halal, pita, biryani, garbanzo bean, cicero
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hedges's Words
wii, crepuscule, adumbrate, concatenation, sufi, qawwali, furry, riot, mellifluous, conspiracy, etymology, tea cozy and 369 more...
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Aminals
My pets' names and nicknames past and present
squiggy, squitler, squigaboo, tai quob kabob, booger, boogie, bogart, furguson, furgie, two berets, walter snarfer, gizmo and 75 more...
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Sandwich words
hoagie, hero, grinder, po boy, torpedo, reuben sandwich, open-faced, french dip sandwich, kaiser roll, blt, bagel, delicatessen and 41 more...
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my hero
types of sandwich
sandwich, sammich, sarnie, butty, hero, hoagie, submarine, wrap, panini, melt, burger, po' boy and 15 more...
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Groceries
I list everything else. Why the hell not?
artichoke hearts, ceci beans, ramen, zucchini, green beans, broccoli, carrots, onions, canned tomatoes (..., tomato paste, dark red kidney b..., black beans and 78 more...
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Man Cannot Live on Bread Alone
Types of bread products
pumpernickel, sourdough, rye, oatmeal, cornbread, multigrain, challah, naan, pita, tortilla, croissant, anadama and 67 more...
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trombrarian's Words
buttress, yawp, ajar, tawdry, tornadic, tacitly, murfle, winkapeep, eager, radial, mnemonic, eccentric and 47 more...
Tweets
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reesetee And was the cat's name an acronym? Apr 13, 2007
abraxaszugzwang I had a cat by that name. Apr 13, 2007
reesetee I have a friend whose dog was named Pita for exactly that reason. :-) Apr 12, 2007
abraxaszugzwang pain in the ass? Apr 11, 2007