How do you pronounce Gyro?

[Mill]

Got a debate about this...

 

[gopunk]

euro

i assume you mean the food...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

hee - roah

 

[djheater]

In Chicago we say (year - ro) like arrow with a "y"

 

[tweakmm]

do you mean gyro as in the middle eastern food or gyro as the movement balancer?

 

[Platypus]

yeee - row

 

[Atrail]

GI-ROW

G as in Ginger

 

[Beau]

Unless of course you are talk about the action of gyration..... or a gyroscope. Then it is jyro.

 

[Beau]

gy·ro Pronunciation Key (jyro, jeero, yeero-)
n. pl. gy·ros
A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.

 

[Mill]

yes the food.

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: Millenium
yes the food.

Ah, well it's definitely "year-oh" then...

 

[crypticlogin]

Main Entry: 2gy·ro
Pronunciation: 'yE-"rO, 'zhir-O
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural gyros
Etymology: New Greek gyros turn, from Greek; from the rotation of the meat on a spit
Date: 1971
: a sandwich especially of lamb and beef, tomato, and onion on pita bread

source: m-w.com

 

[b0mbrman]

Hear this word spoken - Text

From Encarta World English Dictionary

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
yeee - row

 

[falias]

ghee - (from the back of your throat) - ro

 

[kgraeme]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Hear this word spoken - Text

From Encarta World English Dictionary

LOL! That's like some untraveled midwest bumpkin pronouncing it. So off base it's funny.

 

[hollowman]

eero

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham

Originally posted by: Millenium
yes the food.

Ah, well it's definitely "year-oh" then...

that is the right way, but many americans think its like a top , ji-roe

 

[StageLeft]

Donair

 

[bonk102]

ji ro, but it's sposed to be pronounced euro

 

[wfbberzerker]

year-oh

 

[SyahM]

Originally posted by: Atrail
GI-ROW G as in Ginger

I concur. Funny I just had one for lunch

 

[Entity]

year-oh

That's how I pronounced it when I was in Greece. It's also how the locals pronounced it, so I don't think it's too far off base.

Rob

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
yeee - row

-=bmacd=-

 

[db]

Gay--Row (roll the "R")