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pitta

American  
[pit-uh] / ˈpɪt ə /

noun

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

pitta 1 British  
/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

  1. another name for pitta bread

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pitta 2 British  
/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

  1. 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

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