pita bread

noun

A flat, unleavened pocket bread made from wheat flour; the rounds are cut in half, and may be made into pockets or used with a dip such as taramosalata, hummus or tzatziki.

“I had falafel in pita bread last week - it was delicious!”

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Meanings

nounpita bread (countable and uncountable, plural pita breads)

plural pita breads · alternative pita · alternative pitta bread

  1. countableuncountableA flat, unleavened pocket bread made from wheat flour; the rounds are cut in half, and may be made into pockets or used with a dip such as taramosalata, hummus or tzatziki.

    I had falafel in pita bread last week - it was delicious!

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APA

pita bread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pita%20bread

MLA

“pita bread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pita%20bread. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pita bread,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pita%20bread.

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