See also: Gyros

English

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Etymology 1

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From Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gyros (plural gyros or (rare) gyroi)

  1. Alternative form of gyro (Greek sandwich).
    • 1993 July 7, D. Glenn Arthur Jr., “Phone solicitors”, in rec.models.rockets[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-05:
      Now this has gotten me thinking ... I wonder whether I could build an odd-roc out of pita bread ... I'd have to toast it first, I guess, to make it rigid ... then again, I could roll it into a cone (sort of like the way I've most often seen gyroi made) and use a black olive for the nose to give it even more of a Greek touch ... hey, this has possibilities.
    • 1997 September 12, Joseph Michael Bay, “Looking for Hummus Sandwich Ideas”, in rec.food.veg[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-05:
      Well, hummus is a popular item at the Grease Trucks of Rutgers University (a group of catering trucks serving a variety of burgers, steaks, gyroi, and various Middle Eastern foods).
    • 2016 October 7, Peter Moylan, “Pronunciation manual”, in alt.usage.english[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-05:
      Greek sellers of gyroi in Australia often use the spelling word "yeeros" for the singular.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gyros

  1. plural of gyro (Greek sandwich)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gyros

  1. plural of gyro (gyroscope etc.)

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gyros m inan

  1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • gyros”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros)

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Noun

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gyros (singular definite gyrossen, not used in plural form)

  1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

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Declension of gyros
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative gyros gyrossen
genitive gyros' gyrossens

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣiːrɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gy‧ros

Noun

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gyros m (uncountable)

  1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

French

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Etymology

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From Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒi.ʁos/
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Hyphenation: gy‧ros

Noun

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gyros m (plural gyros)

  1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

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Latin

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Noun

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gȳrōs

  1. accusative plural of gȳrus

Polish

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gyrosy

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

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Noun

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gyros m animal or m inan

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

Declension

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Further reading

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  • gyros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gyros in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡyːrʊs/, /ˈjyːrʊs/

Noun

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gyros c

  1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

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Noun

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gyros

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gyro