a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
2.
any of these plants.
Origin
1690-1700; < American Spanish < Quechuapita or Aymarap’ita
pita2
[pee-tah, -tuh] /ˈpi tɑ, -tə/
noun
1.
a round, flat Middle Eastern bread that is often filled with meat, peppers, etc., to make a sandwich.
Also called pita bread.
Origin
1950-55, Americanism; < Modern Greekpētta, pitta bread, cake, pie
Examples from the web for pita
Serve immediately with chunks of fresh bread or pita bread.
Uniting the world seemed as simple as breaking pita bread and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee together.
The waitress will slap a plastic bag of serviceable pita bread on the table.
After a few seconds in the food processor, all this hummus needed were some pita chips.
The menu features hummus, pita pockets and homemade salad dressings.
The restaurant's lunch menu is noted for its gyro sandwiches and pita wraps, and also features burgers and sandwiches.
Put that over crostini, use endive leaves, pita chips whatever you want.
For the less adventurous a pita pizza or duck confit round out the menu.
It was served in pita bread and was actually really good.
British Dictionary definitions for pita
pita
/ˈpiːtə/
noun
1.
any of several agave plants yielding a strong fibre See also istle
2.
a species of pineapple, Ananas magdalenae, the leaves of which yield a white fibre
3.
Also called pita fibre. the fibre obtained from any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper
Word Origin
C17: via Spanish from Quechua
Word Origin and History for pita
n.
"thick, flat bread," 1951, from Modern Hebrew pita or Modern Greek petta "bread," perhaps from Greek peptos "cooked," or somehow connected to pizza (q.v.).