pita

6 definitions found

pita - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

  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]

  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]

pita - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pita
      n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for
           filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]

pita - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  PITA
  
     Pain in the arse/ass.
  

pita - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

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