gyro
/ˈdʒaɪroʊ/
EN
A Greek-style dish of roasted meat sliced and served wrapped in pita bread, often with vegetables and sauce; also short for gyroscope, a device for maintaining orientation or detecting rotation.
I ordered a lamb gyro with tzatziki sauce for lunch today.
Etymology
The culinary meaning comes from Greek γύρος (gyros, meaning 'turn' or 'revolution'), referring to the rotating spit the meat is cooked on. The technical meaning also derives from the same Greek root, referring to rotational motion.
Translations
简体中文
陀螺,回转烤肉饼, gyro烤肉卷
繁體中文
陀螺,希臘烤肉捲,迴轉儀
日本語
ジャイロ,ジャイロスコープ,ギロピタ
한국어
자이로,자이로스코프,그리스 고기 피타
Deutsch
Gyros,Kreisel,Gyroskop
Español
giro,gyros,giróscopo
Português
giro,gyros,giroscópio
Français
Tiếng Việt
thịt nướng cuộn gyro,con quay hồi chuyển,con quay
Related Words
gyroscopepitatzatzikirotorspit