gyros

Definition

Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”).

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Now this has gotten me thinking ... I wonder whether I could build an odd-roc out of pita bread ... I'd have to toast it first, I guess, to make it rigid ... then again, I could roll it into a cone (sort of like the way I've most often seen gyroi made) and use a black olive for the nose to give it even more of a Greek touch ... hey, this has possibilities."
• "Well, hummus is a popular item at the Grease Trucks of Rutgers University (a group of catering trucks serving a variety of burgers, steaks, gyroi, and various Middle Eastern foods)."
• "Greek sellers of gyroi in Australia often use the spelling word "yeeros" for the singular."