Library / English Dictionary

PITA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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)

Credits