noun
gyro
YEE-roh
Gyro (noun) means a Greek sandwich made with meat cooked on a vertical spit, served in flatbread with vegetables and sauce. Example: “We grabbed a lamb gyro from the food truck for lunch.”
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A Greek sandwich made with meat cooked on a vertical spit, served in flatbread with vegetables and sauce.
"We grabbed a lamb gyro from the food truck for lunch."
How to use gyro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Greek-style wrap of spit-roasted meat, salad, and sauce in flatbread.
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Word forms
- Plural
- gyros
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Etymology
From Greek gyros ("turn"), describing the meat turning on a spit — the same root behind "gyroscope."
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What does “gyro” mean?
The word “gyro” means a Greek sandwich made with meat cooked on a vertical spit, served in flatbread with vegetables and sauce. In plain terms, a Greek-style wrap of spit-roasted meat, salad, and sauce in flatbread.
How do you pronounce “gyro”?
“Gyro” is pronounced YEE-roh (/ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/ in IPA).
How do you use “gyro” in a sentence?
Here is “gyro” used in a sentence: “We grabbed a lamb gyro from the food truck for lunch.”
What part of speech is “gyro”?
“Gyro” is a noun.
Where does the word “gyro” come from?
The word “gyro” comes from Greek. From Greek gyros ("turn"), describing the meat turning on a spit — the same root behind "gyroscope.".
