pi·ta 1 (p  t )n. A round flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened to form a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread. [Modern Greek p tta, pita, pie, cake, bread.] |
| pi·ta 2 (pt) n. 1. Any of several plants of the genus Agave that yield strong leaf fibers. Also called istle. 2. The fiber of any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper. [Spanish, from Quechua, to complicate, discord, bother.] |
pita [ˈpiːtə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several agave plants yielding a strong fibre See also istle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the leaves of which yield a white fibre
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called pita fibre the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper
[via Spanish from Quechua]
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| Noun | 1. |  pita - usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for fillingflatbread - any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough gyro - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread Middle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" |
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