English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/
• Homophone: giro
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Noun

gyro ‎(plural gyros)

1. A gyroscope
2. A gyrocompass
3. An autogyro

Translations

Etymology 2

From Greek γύρος ‎(gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit.

Alternative forms

• gyros, giro, giros
• yero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/, /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/

Noun

gyro ‎(plural gyros)

1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

   I'll have a gyro, please.

Usage notes

The correct pronunciation of this word is disputed. The pronunciation /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ is often proscribed. All of the listed pronunciations may be found in use. (The modern Greek pronunciation is /ˈʝiːɾos/.):

Translations

See also

• kebab
• shawarma, shoarma, shwarma
• souvlaki

References

has a discussion of pronunciations.

Anagrams

• gory, ogry, orgy

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁo/

Etymology

From Greek γύρος ‎(gýros)

Noun

gyro m ‎(plural gyros)

1. gyro; Alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

• gyros
• yero

Latin

Etymology

From gȳrus ‎(“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος ‎(gûros)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʏː.roː/

Verb

gȳrō ‎(present infinitive gȳrāre, perfect active gȳrāvī, supine gȳrātum); first conjugation

1. I turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate.
2. I circle, revolve around.

Inflection

Derived terms

• congȳrō
• gȳrātus

Related terms

• gȳrus

Descendants

References

• gyro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• GYRO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)