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gyro1 definition

gyro (rō′)

noun

  1. gyroscope
  2. gyrocompass
gyro2 definition

gyro (yirō, jirō, girō, hyirō; jī)

noun pl. gyros -·ros

  1. a sort of loaf consisting of layers of lamb or lamb and beef, roasted, as on a vertical spit, and sliced
  2. a sandwich consisting of slices of this meat, onions, tomatoes, etc. wrapped in a pita

Etymology: < ModGr gyros, a circle (from rotating meat on a spit), wrongly taken as a pl.

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