"gyro" meaning in English

See gyro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gyro (scope).wav Forms: gyros [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ, -ɪəɹəʊ Etymology: Originally a shortening of gyroscope. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|gyroscope and related things}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyro (plural gyros)
  1. A gyroscope.
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  2. A gyrocompass.
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  3. An autogyro.
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  4. (cycling) Synonym of detangler. Categories (topical): Bicycle parts Synonyms: detangler [synonym, synonym-of]
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Derived forms: directional gyro, gyro compass
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/ Audio: Yeero.wav , Yirro.wav , Zheero.wav , "Gyro" proscribed pronunciation.wav Forms: gyros [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|Greek-origin cuisine item}}, {{back-formation|en}} Back-formation, {{borrowed|en|el|γύρος}} Greek γύρος (gýros), {{m+|tr|döner}} Turkish döner, {{doublet|en|gyre|gyrus}} Doublet of gyre and gyrus Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyro (plural gyros)
  1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce. Categories (topical): Sandwiches Synonyms: gyros, giro, giros, yiros, yero Related terms: kebab, doner kebab, shawarma, shoarma, shwarma, souvlaki Translations (Greek sandwich): գիրոս (giros) (Armenian), gyros [masculine] (Czech), gyros (Dutch), gyros (Finnish), gyros (French), Gyros [neuter] (German), γύρος (gýros) [masculine] (Greek), gírosz (Hungarian), ギロピタ (giropita) (Japanese), gyros [masculine] (Polish), giros [masculine] (Polish), kebab [masculine] (Polish), гирос (giros) [masculine] (Russian), гиро (giro) [neuter] (Russian), gyros [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gyro-en-noun-hZSaGrkW Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 1 4 17 19 59 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 3 8 34 18 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 32 29 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 2 6 31 27 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 7 26 22 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 5 27 22 30 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 32 23 32 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 2 5 26 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 8 28 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 5 27 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 7 27 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 5 29 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 1 4 13 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 4 22 34 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 5 30 30 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 6 23 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 5 30 30 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 4 27 33 34
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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