# gyros

Pronunciation: say "YEE-rohz" US /ˈjiɹoʊz/, UK /ˈjiːɹəʊz/

## Noun

1. Plural of gyro. — plural of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)
   - Simple: Plural of gyro. Use this when you mean more than one Greek sandwich.
   - _They grilled dozens of gyros for the crowd at the street festival._
   - _Two lamb gyros and a side of fries fed the whole table._
2. Plural of gyro. — plural of gyro (“gyroscope etc.”) (pronounced: say "JY-rohz" US /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊz/, UK /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəʊz/)
   - Simple: Plural of gyro. Use this when you mean more than one gyroscope.
   - _The drone relies on tiny gyros to hold a level position in the wind._
   - _Technicians calibrated the gyros before the satellite's final assembly._
3. Alternative form of gyro. — Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”). (pronounced: say "YEE-rohs" US /ˈjiɹoʊs/, UK /ˈjiːɹəʊs/)
   - Simple: Alternative form of gyro. Another spelling for the Greek sandwich.
   - _The diner near campus serves a chicken gyros that regulars swear by._
   - _After the match, each of us picked up a gyros from the corner stand._

## Origin

From Greek γύρος (gýros), named for the turning of the meat on a spit, formed as a calque of the Turkish word döner into Greek.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gyros (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).