~ 1 [ 'pɪtə ]
(also ~ bread , N. Amer. pita )
■ noun flat, hollow slightly leavened bread which can be split open to hold a filling.
Origin
mod. Gk, lit. 'cake or pie'.
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~ 2 [ 'pɪtə ]
■ noun a small ground-dwelling thrush-like bird with brightly coloured plumage and a very short tail, found in the Old World tropics. [Genus Pitta : many species.]
Origin
C19: from Telugu piṭṭa '(young) bird'.