pi|ta

pi|ta¹ «PEE tuh», noun.

1. a tough fiber obtained from the leaves of the century plant and certain other agaves, used especially for cordage.

2. any one of these plants.

3. a similar fiber obtained from other plants, such as varieties of yucca.

4. any one of these plants.

╂[< Spanish pita < Quechua (Peru), fine thread made of bast¹]

pi|ta² «PEE tah, pee TAH», noun.

a flat, round barley or flour bread eaten in the Middle East.

╂[< Hebrew pīta, Arabic bīta]