pitta

noun (a pitta, pittas; also pita)

«pitta» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Pitta (or pita) is a flat round or oval bread from the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East that can be opened into a pocket and filled with food. tree →

In the lessons

In food lessons and everyday life: a pitta filled with falafel, salad or hummus; pitta bread in lunchboxes; Greek gyros wrapped in pitta.

Examples

I had a pitta filled with chicken and salad. tree →
Cut the pitta open to make a pocket. tree →
We dipped pitta bread in hummus. tree →
Toast the pitta so it puffs up. tree →
Mum packed a cheese pitta for my lunch. tree →
Falafel tastes great in a warm pitta. tree →

Note

UK spelling usually «pitta», US spelling «pita». Countable (two pittas) or «pitta bread» (uncountable). Pitta is not pizza: it has no topping and opens into a pocket.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pitta» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pitta» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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