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Definition of pitta noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pitta

noun

/ˈpiːtə/,

/ˈpɪtə/

/ˈpiːtə/

(British English)

(North American English pita)

(also pitta bread, pita bread)

[uncountable, countable]

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a type of flat bread in the shape of an oval that can be split open and filledTopics Foodc2
Word Originmodern Greek, literally ‘cake or pie’; compare with Turkish pide, in a similar sense.

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