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English word origin

Etymology of gyro

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A gyroscope. · A gyrocompass. · An autogyro. · Synonym of detangler.

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Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

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Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

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