pita

(pētə)

noun

  1. any of various agave plants yielding a fiber used in paper, etc.
  2. the fiber

Origin: AmSp < Taino, thread from agave fibers

noun

  1. a round, hollow, relatively flat bread of the Middle East
  2. a piece of this: it can be split into two layers or cut crosswise to form a pocket for a filling

Origin: ModHeb pita (< SE Judezmo) or ModGr pitta (see pizza)

See pita in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A round flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened to form a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread.

Origin:

Origin: Modern Greek pētta, pita, pie, cake, bread

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noun
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Agave that yield strong leaf fibers. Also called istle.
  2. The fiber of any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Quechua, to complicate, discord, bother

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