pitta

[pit-uh]

noun

1. any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.

pitta

¹

/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

1. another name for pitta bread

pitta

²

/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

1. any of various small brightly coloured ground-dwelling tropical birds of the genus Pitta

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitta¹

First recorded in 1830–40, pitta is from the Telugu word piṭṭa bird

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitta¹

C19: from Telugu

Example Sentences

Other footage showed bags of flour being unloaded at a bakery and hundreds of pitta breads rolling out of its ovens on conveyor belts.

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He described how he and the three other hostages with him were given one meal a day and they would divide a single flatbread, or pitta, into quarters to share.

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Others have spoken of a meagre, dwindling diet of canned hummus, pitta bread and salty cheese - towards the end some hostages said they received just two slices of bread a day.

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

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Cyprus’ halloumi pitta: Stuff mini pittas with fried halloumi, cucumber, mint and tomato.

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