pitta

American

[pit-uh] / ˈpɪt ə /

noun

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

pitta ¹ British

/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

another name for pitta bread

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pitta ² British

/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pitta

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

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