gyro

1 of 3

noun (1)

gy·​ro ˈjī-(ˌ)rō How to pronounce gyro (audio)
plural gyros

gyro

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural gyros
: a sandwich especially of lamb and beef, tomato, onion, and yogurt sauce on pita bread

Gyro

3 of 3

noun (3)

Gy·​ro ˈjī-(ˌ)rō How to pronounce Gyro (audio)
plural Gyros
: a member of a major international service club

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Noun
As new gyros installed during servicing missions aged and failed, technicians built deeper margins into the components' parameters. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Greek Food Imports, once home to arguably the region’s best gyro, has closed its Arden Arcade restaurant and market at 650 Fulton Ave. Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025 While there are plenty of the similar Greek-style gyros in Denver, Diamantopoulos doesn’t know of any other places that sell his kind of döner kebabs, even in German restaurants, which focus on serving traditional cuisine like cabbage rolls, sausages, schnitzels and pretzels. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025 The first kebabs reached Paris after World War II in the form of gyros brought by Anatolian Greeks who settled in the Latin Quarter south of the Seine. Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gyro

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Modern Greek gyros turn, from Greek; from the rotation of the meat on a spit

Noun (3)

Gyro International (association)

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gyro was in 1910

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“Gyro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyro. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

gyro

1 of 2 noun
gy·​ro ˈjī-rō How to pronounce gyro (audio)
plural gyros

gyro

2 of 2 noun
plural gyros
: a sandwich especially of lamb and beef, tomato, onion, and yogurt sauce on pita bread
Etymology

Noun

from Greek gyros "turn," so called from the rotation of the meat on a spit

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