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by Nom de guerre on May 19th, 2007

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How do YOU pronounce "gyro" (the pita sandwich)? I pronounce it, "yee-roh", but restaurant employees never understand what I'm ordering when I say that.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on May 19th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    I have never seen it spelt like that in Australia. We see "yeero" on shops.

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  • by Soccerkeeper101 on May 19th, 2007

    Soccerkeeper101

    i think you are pronouncing it right, but most employees arent greek so they might not know what you are talking about

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  • by Anonymous on May 19th, 2007

    Anonymous

    You've got the pronunciation right, but most restaurant workers get asked for JI-ROS...It's not you, it's them.

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  • by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on May 19th, 2007

    Lady Alathia of Vulcan

    I live in Tampa, which is close to a HUGE Greek community called Tarpon Springs. Big tourist trap, the sponge-docks are and all... GREAT baklava.

    They spell it Gyro, and pronounce it "EE-row," and say it very quickly, Kinda like "hero" without the "h"

    "YEE-row" is accpetable to them, though.

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  • by jt007m on May 19th, 2007

    jt007m

    I grew up in the Philly and it was "yee-roh"... but it seems like even people northeast have started calling them "jeye-roh"... It's not a machine part!

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  • by Anonymous on April 24th, 2009

    Anonymous

    Like gyroscope without the scope. I guess it's probably incorrect, but I don't mind.

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  • by Firebrand on May 19th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Depends where you are using it if you mean the Greek Gyros it is in Greece pronounced' Geeross' or Gy- ross the G sounding like a soft G like in Geese

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  • by Morg the Army wife on May 19th, 2007

    Morg the Army wife

    I was taught it's pronounced "hee row" and you roll your "r" a little bit. But I bet restaurant employees are used to weird pronunciations and people who just point at what they want on the menu. I used to work in an italian restaurant and most of the employees couldn't pronounce or spell a large portion of the menu.

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  • by blahblahblah on May 19th, 2007

    blahblahblah

    g-eye-row

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  • by gdaramouskas on December 7th, 2011

    gdaramouskas

    Ok people listen up. The thing about greek language is this. Its more "strict" than english
    calling it "yeeroh" its really "soft" and they might not get it. its yEEro. try to level up your voice at "EE". Plus, i cant really understand why they dont get it. It might not be pronounced correctly but its easy to understand. Anyway....


    See you Around!!

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  • by kandi1508 on July 24th, 2010

    kandi1508

    yee-roh

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  • by Debris - the new slimline version. on May 22nd, 2007

    Debris - the new slimline version.

    I have always known it as gee-ross - that's how it was first pronounced to me in Crete by a Greek man.

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  • by iLove on April 24th, 2009

    iLove

    It's spelt and pronounced as "yeero" where I'm from.

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  • by Copper389 on July 21st, 2009

    Copper389

    I pronounce it (Guy-Row)
    Its so weird o.e

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  • by pugmom11235 on February 5th, 2010

    pugmom11235

    I had the same experience at a greek festival. I pronounced it the proper way (yee roh) and the greek guy serving me said "what?" I said that I wanted to pronounce it the right way and he told me that he wasn't used to hearing anyone pronounce it other than JI-RO.

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