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    PITA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for fillingplay

    Synonyms:

    pita; pocket bread

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("pita" is a kind of...):

    flatbread (any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough)

    Domain region:

    Middle East; Mideast; Near East (the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century)

    Holonyms ("pita" is a part of...):

    gyro (a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread)

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