gyro

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UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/US/ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/US/ˈjɪ-/

noun

A gyroscope.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

gyro1

noungyro (plural gyros)

plural gyros

  1. cyclingSynonym of detangler.

    Synonyms: detangler

  2. abbreviationellipsisvideo gamesEllipsis of gyro controls or gyro aiming.

gyro2

noungyro (plural gyros)

plural gyros · alternative gyros · alternative giro · alternative giros · alternative yiros · alternative yero

  1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

    I'll have a gyro, please.

    1 more example

    "Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more with pork, six dolmas, six mezze platters, six Greek salads, eight baklava, and a side of tzatziki!" he said.

    2026, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Dr. Zeus, pages 10-11

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of detangler.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounrotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

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Broader
rotating mechanism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

gyro · noun

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

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gyro · noun

  1. Greekγύρος
  2. Englishgyro

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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Translations

Czech gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich
Dutch gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich
Finnish gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich
French gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich
German Gyros
  • GyrosGreek sandwich
Greek γύρος
  • γύρος (gýros)Greek sandwich
Hindi गीरोस
  • गीरोस (gīros)Greek sandwich
Hungarian gírosz
  • gíroszGreek sandwich
Japanese ギロピタ
  • ギロピタ (giropita)Greek sandwich
Polish gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich
Russian гирос, гиро
  • гирос (giros)Greek sandwich
  • гиро (giro)Greek sandwich
Spanish gyro (yiro)
  • gyro (yiro)Greek sandwich
Swedish gyros
  • gyrosGreek sandwich

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Cite this entry
APA

gyro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyro

MLA

“gyro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyro.

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