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pocket bread

pocket bread

1 2.8
A small round bread with a hollow inside to hold fillings
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑkɪt brɛd/
translation icon : pan de bolsillo
  • To create a quick snack, cut the pocket bread in half and stuff it with cheese and deli meats.
  • crust of pocket bread

Examples

  • The whole tiny house smelled of fresh pocket bread; he baked bread so often, the muslin curtains gave off the odor of yeast and sugar.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • You can fill warmed pocket bread with chicken, salad, or any topping of your choice.

  • For lunch, I often grab a pocket bread filled with roasted vegetables and hummus.

Synonyms

pita
vspocket bread
17 2.0

A round flat bread that splits to make a pocket for filling

is a small hollow round bread already open to hold fillings

Surface Forms

pocket bread singular
pocket breads plural

Morphology

pocket + bread

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'pocket' (a small hollow) + 'bread' (baked food): it denotes a bread that has a pocket for fillings. This follows ordinary English compounding and corresponds to cross-linguistically common items (e.g., pita/pocket breads), so a B1 learner who knows both words should infer the meaning.

Etymology

Pocket bread gets its name from the bread's shape: as it cooks the inside becomes a hollow like a pocket, so you can open it and put fillings inside. So, the name explains its meaning: a small hollow bread made to 'hold' ingredients like a sandwich.