SG Heritage Dictionary

Pita [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.

2. The plant which yields the fiber.

Pitahaya [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A shrub of California, which yields a delicious fruit, the Cactus Pitajaya.

Pitahaya [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya) of tropical America, which yields a delicious fruit.

Pitapat [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats; as, his heart went pitapat

Pitapat [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A light quick step.

2. Now I hear the pitapat of a pretty foot, through the dark alley.

Pitapat [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.

Pitapat [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain.