pyro

See also: pyro-

English

Etymology

Shortening of a word starting with pyro-, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ

Noun

pyro (countable and uncountable, plural pyros)

1. (slang, countable) A pyromaniac.
2. (uncountable) Pyrocellulose.
3. (informal, countable) A pyrotechnician.
4. (uncountable) Pyrotechnics.
5. (uncountable, archaic, especially photography) Pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid.

Translations

a pyromaniac

• Finnish: pyromaani (fi)
• Spanish: piro (es), piromaníaco m

Adjective

pyro (comparative more pyro, superlative most pyro)

1. (slang) Pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.
2. Pyrotechnic.
   • 2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 24, column 4:

     “I had told the guy a couple of weeks earlier that the pyro flames were getting too close,” he laughs.

See also

• pyromania

Anagrams

• opry, pory, ropy