a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Age, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
any of these plants.
pita 2 American [pee-tuh] / ˈpi tə / nouna round Middle Eastern flatbread that is often filled with meat, peppers, etc., to make a sandwich.
pita British / ˈpiːtə / nounany of several age plants yielding a strong fibre See also istle
a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the lees of which yield a white fibre
Also called: pita fibre. the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Etymology Origin of pita1First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin American Spanish, from Quechua pita or Aymara p’ita
Origin of pita1First recorded in 1935–40; from Modern Greek pḗtta, pítta, píta “bread, cake, pie”; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek peptós “cooked, baked”; perhaps from Modern Hebrew pittāh, pitāh, from Balkan Ladino pita “flat bread”; perhaps from Germanic, akin to Old High German bizzo, pizzo “bite, morsel”
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Ca also offers things like tiered status—perks for people who visit more often—free pita chips and letting customers cash in points for ocado.
From The Wall Street Journal
Mediterranean chain Ca aims to keep growing by serving harissa honey chicken and pita chips while more burger-centric rivals he struggled.
From The Wall Street Journal
For the final six months he says they were given only one meal a day which would often be just one and half pieces of pita bread.
From BBC
Anderson has just about cleaned his plate of cucumber salad, pita and hummus, and I’m fixing to lee him to the joys of hing his portrait taken.
From Los Angeles Times
Honestly, just one bowl of soup with pita would he been enough for a hearty, soul-warming meal.
From Salon
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