noun

gyro

YEE-roh/ˈyɪroʊ/

A sandwich of seasoned meat served in pita bread.

This gyro holds sliced meat, tomato, onion, and yogurt sauce.

A Greek-style gyro sandwich in folded pita with sliced roasted meat, tomato, onion and white yogurt sauce, appetizing but clearly drawn, paper wrapper entirely blank.

Etymology

Greek gyros means “circle,” referring here to the rotating spit on which the meat is roasted. The name first referred to the meat itself and then to the sandwich made with it.

In context

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But have you ever stopped to wonder how this delicious wrap became such a global icon? It's a story that's just as rich and flavorful as the gyro itself.

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More examples

I order a lamb gyro for lunch.
The restaurant serves chicken gyros with extra onions.
She wraps the bottom of her gyro in paper.

Forms

gyro · gyros

pita noun — Soft flatbread used to hold sandwich fillings.

Similar words

shawarma: Uses Middle Eastern seasonings; often wrapped in thinner flatbread.
doner kebab: Features Turkish-style spit-roasted meat, served in bread or on plates.