pitta
noun/ˈpiːtə/, /ˈpɪtə/
/ˈpiːtə/
(British English) (North American English pita)
(also pitta bread, pita bread)
[uncountable, countable]- a type of flat bread in the shape of an oval that can be split open and filledTopics Foodc2Word Originmodern Greek, literally ‘cake or pie’; compare with Turkish pide, in a similar sense.
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