pitta

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There are three doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha, and knowing which dosha is predominant in your child will give you a more effective way of responding to his or her physical, nutritional, spiritual and emotional needs.

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  1. noun Any of several brightly colored perching birds of the family Pittidae that live in forests of Asia, Australia, and Africa and have a strong bill, short tail, and long legs.

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  • - Use bagels, rolls, pitta pockets and wraps, in addition to bread, for variety. —  IrishHealth.com
  • If I could have done then I would definitely have sung for my supper, instead I paid my 10 dollars and had a fantastic Middle Eastern delicacy of Shishlik Kebab, rice, salad and pitta. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Mr L and I shared a large blond in the bath and then had pitta breads with Greek Salad and a lovely bottle of red wine. —  Woolgathering
  • Merriam-Webster offers another theory; that pizza is related to the modern Greek word pitta meaning "flatbread." —  podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history
  • There are three doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha, and knowing which dosha is predominant in your child will give you a more effective way of responding to his or her physical, nutritional, spiritual and emotional needs. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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