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means A Greek-style sandwich of meat (traditionally lamb or a lamb-beef blend) sliced off a rotating vertical spit, wrapped in pita with tomato, onion, and tzatziki.

from From Greek 'gyros,' meaning 'turn' or 'circle' — the same root behind 'gyroscope' and 'gyrate.' The name describes the cooking method itself: meat stacked on a vertical rotisserie that turns slowly against a heat source, shaved off in layers as the outside cooks. The word traveled into English through Greek immigrant cooking in the mid-20th century, and promptly caused an ongoing pronunciation civil war ("YEE-ro" vs "JY-ro") that shows no sign of a ceasefire.