Pita

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n.
     1. (Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of {Agave rigida},
        which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber
        itself, which is called also {pita}, and {Tampico fiber}.
        [Written also {istle}.]
        [1913 Webster] Ixtle



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
        (a) A fiber obtained from the {Agave Americana} and other
            related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
            Called also {pita fiber}, and {pita thread}.
        (b) The plant which yields the fiber.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pita \Pi"ta\ (p[=e]"t[.a]), Pita bread \Pi"ta bread`\, n. [Sp.]
     A thin flat bread that is formed in two layers, to make a
     pocket into which other foods may be placed.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pita
       n : usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for
           filling [syn: {pocket bread}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PITA
       Pain In The Anatomy / Ass (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)