pita

pi·ta ¹  (pt)

n.

A round flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened to form a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread.

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[Modern Greek ptta, pita, pie, cake, bread.]

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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.

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[Spanish, from Quechua, to complicate, discord, bother.]

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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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pita - usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling pocket bread flatbread - 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"