pita
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- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
/ˈpɪtə/
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/ˈpɪtə/ · /ˈpiːtə/
Definition of pita
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
“There is a wide variety of pites, small triangles of butter laden crispy filo dough, voluptuously filled with cheeses, vegetables or spiced meats.”
“A sweet smell of cheese and milk pites permeates the air of the homes of Greek housewives who prepare the pites according to the tradition of their forefathers.”
“Most often pites are made with filo dough, but certainly not always. They can be filled with anything and everything, and they are.”
“They served pita, my old nemesis. I ordered one, and it arrived oozing with hummus and studded with bright green falafel. It was horribly delicious.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
“There is a wide variety of pites, small triangles of butter laden crispy filo dough, voluptuously filled with cheeses, vegetables or spiced meats.”
“A sweet smell of cheese and milk pites permeates the air of the homes of Greek housewives who prepare the pites according to the tradition of their forefathers.”
“Most often pites are made with filo dough, but certainly not always. They can be filled with anything and everything, and they are.”
“They served pita, my old nemesis. I ordered one, and it arrived oozing with hummus and studded with bright green falafel. It was horribly delicious.”
- (countable, uncountable)A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
- (countable, uncountable)The plant which yields the fiber.
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of pain in the ass/arse.
name
- A barangay of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza. Doublet of pide and pizza.
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