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pitta bread

British  
/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

  1. Also called: Arab bread.   Greek bread.  a flat rounded slightly leavened bread, originally from the Middle East, with a hollow inside like a pocket, which can be filled with food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pitta bread

from Modern Greek: a cake

Example Sentences

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Nine worked at the pitta bread company, with factories in Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire and Tottenham in north London, which made supermarket own-brand products.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

They ate the same food - pitta bread with cheese and cucumber - as the Hamas guards, her daughter Sharone added.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

You could serve it with grilled pitta bread or veggies like carrot and celery, cut into batons for dipping.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

“I do more than a lot of women my age,” she says, dipping a strip of pitta bread into her hummus.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2016

Serve immediately with pitta bread, sliced tomatoes and spring onions.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2015

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