( BrE ) ( NAmE pita ) / ˈpiːtə; NAmE ; BrE also ˈpɪtə/ (also ˈpitta bread , ˈpita bread ) noun
[ U , C ] a type of flat bread in the shape of an oval that can be split open and filled
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Greek , literally cake or pie ; compare with Turkish pide , in a similar sense.