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pita¹

  • /ˈpɪtə/ UK
  • /ˈpiːtə/ UK
  • /ˈpitə/ US

Sounds like pitter (non-rhotic), PETA (US), Peter, peter (non-rhotic), PITA · Rhymes with -ɪtə, -iːtə

Where it comes from

From Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza. Doublet of pide and pizza.

noun pitas · pites · pitta · pita bread · pitta bread

  1. 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.

pita²

  • /ˈpɪtə/ UK
  • /ˈpiːtə/ UK
  • /ˈpitə/ US

Sounds like pitter (non-rhotic), PETA (US), Peter, peter (non-rhotic), PITA · Rhymes with -ɪtə, -iːtə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish pita (“century plant”).

noun pitas

  1. countable, uncountable A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
  2. countable, uncountable The plant which yields the fiber.

    Similar: century plant, maguey, American aloe

PITA³

  • /ˈpiːtə/

Sounds like PETA (US), Peter, peter (non-rhotic), pita (US) · Rhymes with -iːtə

noun PITAs

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of pain in the ass/arse

Pita⁴

proper noun

  1. A barangay of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pocket bread, flip, uruguay, beta, pitta, pita bread, pitta bread, falafel, khubz, fatayer, turkish bread, pide, fattoush, tzatziki, gyro, turkish pizza

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noun bread pouch used for making sandwiches — see also pide

Españolpita, pan de pita
한국어피타 pita
日本語ピタ pita
中文皮塔餅 /皮塔饼 pítǎbǐng, 口袋餅 /口袋饼 kǒudàibǐng
हिन्दीपीता pītā
Portuguêspita
Françaispita
DeutschPita
Italianopita, pane arabo
Ελληνικάπίτα píta
Русскийпи́та píta, лава́ш laváš
עבריתפִּיתָה píta

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@misc{pita_2026,
  title = {pita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}