Definition of GYROS

gyros

Meanings

Plural: gyroi, gyros

Noun

  • a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
  • rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
  • Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”).
  • plural of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)
  • plural of gyro (“gyroscope etc.”)

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

gyro, gyroscope

Scrabble Score: 9

gyros is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gyros is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gyros is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

gyros is a valid Words With Friends word