How to pronounce “gyro”
Say “gyro” in 2 beats
gyro
/ˈjɪɹoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈjɪəɹəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gyrjɪstress
- oɹoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈjɪɹoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈjɪəɹəʊ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/
- Respelling
- YEE-roh (the sandwich) / JY-roh (a gyroscope)
- Syllables
- 2 — GYR-o
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GYR-o. “gyr” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈjɪɹoʊ/
/ˈjɪəɹəʊ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ — JY-roh is correct for the spinning instrument and for the British payment system./ˈʒɪɹoʊ/Where “gyro” goes wrong
- Often heard
“JY-roh”/ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/
for the Greek sandwich the g is a y sound: YEE-roh
What “gyro” means
- noun
a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
- noun
rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Say it in a sentence
“He ordered a gyro from the stall beside the bus stop.”“gyro”, answered
How do you pronounce “gyro”?
“gyro” is pronounced /ˈjɪɹoʊ/ (YEE-roh (the sandwich) / JY-roh (a gyroscope)) in American English and /ˈjɪəɹəʊ/ in British English, and /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ and /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “gyr”. Build it as GYR-o, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “gyro” have?
2: gyr · o. The beat lands on the first, “gyr”.
Is “gyro” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈjɪɹoʊ/ (YEE-roh (the sandwich) / JY-roh (a gyroscope)); British English says /ˈjɪəɹəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gyro” mean?
As a noun: a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread For example: “He ordered a gyro from the stall beside the bus stop.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gyro”?
Stress the first syllable: GYR-o. “gyr” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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