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

pitta

²

/ ˈpɪtə /

noun

1. another name for pitta bread

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

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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The NHS Better Health website recommends keeping a small selection of different types of bread in the freezer like bagels, pittas and wraps, granary or multigrain.

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Treat wraps and pittas in the same way to make excellent healthy crisps and pitta chips.

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