pitta bread

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitta bread¹

from Modern Greek: a cake

Example Sentences

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

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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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The prosecution told the court that prior to his attack, Bissell bought two packs of pitta bread from a nearby shop and told the shopkeeper he was going to break in and burn down the house.

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

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