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Pitta — may stand for:* Pitta (bird) , a genus of tropical birds *Pitta (island), an island in the Dodecanese archipelago, in the Aegean Sea *Pitta is one of the three dosha in Ayurvedic medicine. It corresponds to fire *Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, a… … Wikipedia
Pitta — bezeichnet ein orientalisches Gericht, siehe Pita eine Insel der griechischen Gemeinde Agathonisi in der Präfektur Dodekanes, siehe Pitta (Insel) eine Insel der griechischen Gemeinde Kalymnos in der Präfektur Dodekanes, siehe Pitta (Kalymnos)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pitta — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Pitta (desambiguación). Según la medicina aiurvédica hindú, pitta es la bilis, uno de los tres doshas o humores que gobiernan el cuerpo humano. Estaría relacionado con el fuego … Wikipedia Español
pitta — bread UK [ˈpɪtə ˌbred] / UK [ˈpiːtə ˌbred] / US [ˈpɪtə ˌbred] or pitta UK [ˈpɪtə] / UK [ˈpiːtə] / US [ˈpɪtə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pitta bread : singular pitta bread plural pitta breads a type of flat bread that is eaten… … English dictionary
Pitta — Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitta — (P. Vieill.), Untergattung der Fliegenjäger, s.d. A) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
pitta — (also chiefly N. Amer. pita) ► NOUN ▪ flat hollow unleavened bread which can be split open to hold a filling. ORIGIN Modern Greek, cake or pie … English terms dictionary
pitta — /pit euh/, n. any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests. [1830 40; < Telugu pitta bird] * * * ▪ bird any of about 23 species of exceptionally colourful Old World … Universalium
Pitta — Pour l’article homophone, voir Pita. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pitta peut signifier: Pitta est un genre d oiseaux passeraux tropicaux de la famille des Pittidae, Pitta est un … Wikipédia en Français
pitta — [[t]pɪ̱tə[/t]] pittas N VAR (The spelling pita is used in American English, pronounced [[t]pi͟ːtə[/t]].) Pitta or pitta bread is a type of bread in the shape of a flat oval. It can be split open and filled with food such as meat and salad.… … English dictionary
pitta — pitta1 [ pɪtə] (also pitta bread, N. Amer. pita) noun flat, hollow slightly leavened bread which can be split open to hold a filling. Origin mod. Gk, lit. cake or pie . pitta2 [ pɪtə] noun a small ground dwelling thrush like bird with brightly… … English new terms dictionary
