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gyros

/ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/

gyros is the alternative form of gyro.

gyros is the plural of gyro.

Meaning of gyro

Noun (1)

gyro (plural gyros)

  1. A gyroscope.
  2. A gyrocompass.
  3. An autogyro.
  4. Synonym of detangler.
    Synonyms:
    detangler

Noun (2)

gyro (plural gyros)

  1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
    • I'll have a gyro, please.

Forms of gyros

pluralgyros
plural (rare)gyroi

Origin of gyros

From Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek).

Phrases with gyros

Questions about gyros

What is gyros the alternative form of?
Gyros is the alternative form of gyro.
How do you pronounce gyros?
Gyros is pronounced /ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/.

Words near gyros in the dictionary

  1. gyrorocker
  2. gyrorockers
  3. gyrorotary
  4. gyrorotation
  5. gyrorotations
  6. gyros
  7. gyroscale
  8. gyroscales
  9. gyroscope
  10. gyroscope compass
  11. gyroscope compasses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gyros (page history and authors); gyro (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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