Etymology

gyro

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Today it means: A gyroscope. Full definition →

Greek γύρος
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gyro · noun1

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

gyro · noun2

  1. Greek · borrowed fromγύρος
  2. English todaygyro

Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

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