IN GREEK
πίτα
pita
pie or flatbread
IN TURKISH
pide
pide
flatbread; boat shaped topped bread
WEAR THE WORD
πίτα in blue ink and pide in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Byzantine Greek
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek πίτα covers savoury and sweet pies as well as flatbread; Turkish pide is a flatbread or topped baked bread.
- NOTES
- Origin of the Greek word is itself debated.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘πίτα / pide’, entry 053, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/053-pita/. Accessed [day month year].