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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 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)