This is the correct way to pronounce ‘gyro’
The gyro. It无毛视频檚 a delicious sandwich typically made with thinly sliced lamb, tzatziki sauce, and onion rolled in a warm pita. Something that simple shouldn无毛视频檛 be so complicated to order. After all, it无毛视频檚 only four letters. But what无毛视频檚 the proper way to pronounce 无毛视频済yro?无毛视频�
The word for this classic Greek sandwich was borrowed by the English language in the 1970s, but since then, Americans have butchered the pronunciation to the point we无毛视频檙e no longer sure how to say it. We can no longer order this classic Greek sandwich with confidence.
Most people agree that gyros are delicious, but they tend to disagree on how to pronounce g-y-r-o. Is it GUY-roh? ZHI-ROH? Or maybe JAI-roh? Some say GEE-roh or JEE-roh.
Luckily, this isn无毛视频檛 one of those situations where it depends. There is a clear right and wrong way.
And the right way: YEE-roh.
JAI-row is probably the most common way of mispronouncing the popular Greek food, but Merriam-Webster says that pronunciation is only correct when referring to gyro, as in a gyroscope or gyrocompass. Unless you无毛视频檙e talking about the tool that uses Earth无毛视频檚 gravity to help determine orientation (which is likely never), you shouldn无毛视频檛 be saying JAI-roh.
If you无毛视频檙e really looking to tighten up your gyro ordering skills, you should also know that technically 无毛视频済yros无毛视频� is the singular, but in English the final 无毛视频榮无毛视频� is often interpreted as a plural. If you are ordering one sandwich you should say, 无毛视频淚 would like a gyros (YEE-rohs),无毛视频� or 无毛视频榚na gyro无毛视频� in Greek.
Greek doesn无毛视频檛 make plurals with the letter 无毛视频榮无毛视频� like English and Spanish, but rather, changes the end vowel like Italian. So if you were looking to order two or more gyro, you would say 无毛视频榙io gyra无毛视频� or two gyra.
So there you go. You无毛视频檙e equally prepared to order this tasty snack whether it无毛视频檚 at the local fair or on your next trip to Athens, Greece.
Meghan Rodgers is editor of Everybody Craves. Reach her at 412-380-8506 or mrodgers@535mediallc.com. See other stories, videos, blogs, recipes and more at everybodycraves.com.