I've always pronounced it jai-roh. My parents pronounce it jai-roh. I've never had a waiter or waitress point out that it was anything different when I've ordered one. A couple months ago I was talking about a gyro I had to an aquaintance and they had no idea what I was talking about. After I described it to them they said something like "Oh, you mean a gyro?", only they pronounced it sort of like 'year-oh' or 'euro'. What is the correct way to pronounce it? Are both ways acceptable, like tomato, or vase?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyros#Name

I've always said jai-roh. Dammit, I want some now :(

Everyone around here spells it Yeeros which avoids the issue of pronunciation entirely. Funnily enough this "gyro" spelling... the first time I've seen it spelled was just now, on this thread.

I haven't seen it spelled yeeros until now. Perhaps the spelling is a regional preference?

I've always said Hero, not Year-Oh...

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I thought Hero was a sandwich thing you buy at a Seven 11.

It's pronounced "kebab"

>>8
I think you mean "donair."

>>9 If by that you mean "Döner".

They're döner kebabulous.

I've always pronounced it yur-row. That's how they said it at the greek fair run by the greek orthodox church and that's good enough for me.

I love natto now.

First thing I said when I saw this thread was yeah I call them gyros (gyroscope) but WTF does it have to do with food. The wiki link helped, we usually say kebab here. There's either doner or shish, and you can have chicken or lamb but the chicken is usually far more expensive for less meat. I don't mind though because the way they cook their chicken is incredible so I get a mixed kebab.

I say "jai roh"

>>15

Then you say it wrong

jai-roh here too

Maybe people should stop spelling it gyro if they don't want people to pronounce it as gyro.

It's pronounced "ee-ro", not "jai-roh". Confirmed this with someone who makes gyros every day.

Then stop calling it a gyro. Call it a Yero or an Eero.

"g" as in "gap"
"y" as in "mystic" (but with a longer vowel)
"r" like the Spanish r
"o" as in "on" (as in British dialects)

YYEEEERRROOOOOOO!

"guy-roe"

Every time I see this thread, I have Dougy Giro by The Toy Dolls that bumps in my mind.

gui-roh

GUYVER

Jin Roh

An Hero

Coming from a Greek family that owns a Greek restaurant, I can assure you all that the correct pronunciation is like YI-roh.

gyro= "ghee-ree-yo" quickly

Raoh pwns them all, you fool!

It's "Jai-roh!" like "Gyroscope" ;)