overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pita.

pita (a type of slightly leavened flatbread)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpi.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.tɐ/Portugal
  1. pita (a type of slightly leavened flatbread)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Greek πίτα (píta), from Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”). Doublet of pizza.

noun/ˈpi.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.tɐ/Portugal
  1. Furcraea foetida, a fibrous, ornamental plant of the Americas

    feminine
  2. American aloe (Agave americana)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Quechua pita (“agave-fibre thread”).

noun/ˈpi.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.tɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine of puto

    feminine · form-of
  2. jailbait

    Portugal · feminine · slang
  3. hen or pullet

    Portugal · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Feminine of pito.

verb/ˈpi.tɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.tɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of pitar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of pitar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

pita has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

pita studiopita workshello, pita

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.