> There is no word "gyro" in Greek. Greek here. Yes, there is: γύρω. Means "around". Same root as the word "γύρος" (noun). > In Greece there are several pronu

> There is no word "gyro" in Greek. Greek here. Yes, there is: γύρω. Means "around". Same root as the word "γύρος" (noun). > In Greece there are several pronunciations, including "zhee-rohs", "gee-ros", and "yee-rohs", though the latter is preferred. I'd say not only the preferred, but also the standard one. Others may be used in local dialects. I've never heard of "gee-ros" (with the "g" pronounced either as in "google" or as the "j" in "jive"), by you may hear "zhee-ros" from people in Crete with a heavy Cretan pronunciation. > the last syllable includes a long O and an S, roughly rhyming with "dose". No, I'd say it rhymes with the "os" in MS-DOS.