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Pide

3 stages from Byzantine Greek to English.

Today it means a Turkish flatbread, often boat-shaped and topped with meat, cheese or egg

Where does the word "pide" come from? It comes from Byzantine Greek pitta, passing through Turkish before entering English (1990s).

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Stage 1 of 3
pitta
Byzantine Greek · medieval
"flatbread"
a flat bread; the source also of 'pita'
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Stage 2 of 3
pide
Turkish · 1400s-1500s
"flatbread"
a round, soft pide is baked specially for breaking the fast during Ramadan
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Stage 3 of 3
pide
English · 1990s
"Turkish flatbread"
entered English through Turkish restaurants, especially the boat-shaped topped versions
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Pide’s story begins in Byzantine Greek: pitta meant “flatbread.” A flat bread; the source also of 'pita'. By 1400s-1500s, the word had taken hold in Turkish as pide. A round, soft pide is baked specially for breaking the fast during Ramadan. It reached English by 1990s as pide. Entered English through Turkish restaurants, especially the boat-shaped topped versions. Today, pide means a Turkish flatbread, often boat-shaped and topped with meat, cheese or egg.