Giros

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Variant spelling 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.5 See also

English

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of gyros/giros/γύρος varies widely, even having dialect variation in Greece.

The pronunciation WEAE /ˈji.ɹoz/ is promoted on advertising posters in many restaurants; /ˈji.ɹos/ (the s is voiceless) is probably the most authentic (that is, sounds most like the Greek but uses only American English sounds). The completely Anglicized pronunciation is /ˈʤaɪ.ɹoz/.

The form gyro is based on metanalysis : gyros looks plural in English, and is often thus pronounced, so a singular gyro was formed.

See [1] for a survey of pronunciations in various regions.

Variant spelling

gyros

Etymology

Modern Greek γύρος , turning.

Noun

giros

1. A Greek sandwich made with pitta bread, usually containing seasoned meat such as beef or lamb; usually containing vegetables such as tomato, lettuce, and onion; and often containing feta cheese.

See also

• Wikipedia article on Gyros
• kebab
• shawarma, shoarma , shwarma
• souvlaki