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pitta

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪtə/, /ˈpiːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pit′ə)

pit•ta (pit′ə),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.

Telugu piṭṭa bird
1830–40

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pitta bread, pitta /ˈpɪtə/ n

a flat rounded slightly leavened bread, originally from the Middle East, with a hollow inside like a pocket, which can be filled with food

Etymology: from Modern Greek: a cake

'pitta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

doner kebab - falafel - pitta bread - pizza - pita - pittosporum

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