Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyros

/ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: gy-ros
IPA: /ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”).

noun

plural of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)

noun

plural of gyro (“gyroscope etc.”)

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: γύρος

Inflected Forms

gyroi (plural, rare)

Questions

How do you pronounce gyros?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/.
What does gyros mean?: Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”).
Where does gyros come from?: It is traced to Greek.

How to pronounce gyros

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