gyros

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːɹos/, /jiːɹoʊs/, /ˈd͡ʒiːɹoʊs/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊs/

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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 5 May 2025:

     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 5 May 2025:

     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 5 May 2025:

     Greek sellers of gyroi in Australia often use the spelling word "yeeros" for the singular.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːɹoz/, /jiːɹoʊz/, /ˈd͡ʒiːɹoʊz/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊz/

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gyros

1. plural of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊz]

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gyros

1. plural of gyro (“gyroscope etc.”)

• gorsy

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪros]

gyros m inan

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

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

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡyːʁʌs]

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

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

• “gyros” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣiːrɔs/

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• Hyphenation: gy‧ros

gyros m (uncountable)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

From Greek γύρος (gýros).

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

gyros m (plural gyros)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

• gyro
• yero

gȳrōs

1. accusative plural of gȳrus

• giros

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɘ.rɔs/

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• Rhymes: -ɘrɔs
• Syllabification: gy‧ros

gyros m animal or m inan

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

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

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyːrʊs/, /ˈjyːrʊs/

gyros c

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

gyros

1. indefinite genitive singular of gyro