plural gyros
: a sandwich especially of lamb and beef, tomato, onion, and yogurt sauce on pita bread
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Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Noun
The shop is open 24 hours a day and the menu ranges from breakfast sandwiches to gyros, but the winning combo?
—Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
The shop is open 24 hours a day and the menu ranges from breakfast sandwiches to gyros, but the winning combo?
—Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for gyro
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“Gyro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyro. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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Noun
from Greek gyros "turn," so called from the rotation of the meat on a spit
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