Dictionary

gyro en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

Meanings

1. A gyroscope.
2. A gyrocompass.
3. An autogyro.
4. Synonym of detangler.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of gyro controls or gyro aiming.
   alt of gyro controls or gyro aiming

Forms

Deriveds

directional gyro · gyro compass · gravogyro · electrogyro

Synonyms

detangler

gyro en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• audio
• audio
• /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/
• /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/
• /ˈjɪɹoʊ/
• /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/
• audio
• audio

Etymology

Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

Meanings

1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
   • I'll have a gyro, please.
   • "Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more with pork, six dolmas, six mezze platters, six Greek salads, eight baklava, and a side of tzatziki!" he said. 2026, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Dr. Zeus, pages 10-11:

Forms

Relateds

shawarma · shoarma · shwarma · souvlaki · kebab · doner kebab

Translations (15)

nl gyros (Greek sandwich) · ru гиро (Greek sandwich) · sv gyros (Greek sandwich) · ja ギロピタ (Greek sandwich) · hi गीरोस (Greek sandwich) · pl gyros (Greek sandwich) · hu gírosz (Greek sandwich) · hy գիրոս (Greek sandwich) · de Gyros (Greek sandwich) · fi gyros (Greek sandwich) · el γύρος (Greek sandwich) · cs gyros (Greek sandwich) · ru гирос (Greek sandwich) · es gyro (yiro) (Greek sandwich) · fr gyros (Greek sandwich)

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