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(jī'rō) 
n., pl., -ros.
gy·ro2 (jī'rō, jē'-, yē'-)
n., pl., -ros.
A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.
n., pl., -ros.
- A gyroscope.
- A gyrocompass.
gy·ro2 (jī'rō, jē'-, yē'-)
n., pl., -ros.
A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.
[From Modern Greek guros, a turning, from Greek gūros, circle (from the turning of the meat on a spit).]
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[JEER-oh; ZHEER-oh; gk. YEE-roh] A Greek specialty consisting of spiced minced lamb that is molded around a spit and vertically roasted. The hot roasted meat is shaved off as the spit turns, then tucked into a pita and topped with grilled onions, sweet peppers and tzatziki (cucumber-yogurt sauce). The Middle-Eastern version of the gyro is shawarma.
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