different between kebap vs gyro

English

Noun

kebap (plural kebaps)

1. Alternative spelling of kebab

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (kebab, kebap), from Arabic ??????? (kab?b).

Noun

kebap (definite accusative kebab?, plural kebaplar)

1. kebab

Declension

References

• Dil Derne?i
• Ni?anyan, Sevan (2002–) , “kebap”, in Ni?anyan Sözlük

English

Etymology 1

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a??o?/
• Homophone: giro
• Rhymes: -a????
• Rhymes: -?????

Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A gyroscope
2. A gyrocompass
3. An autogyro

Derived terms

• directional gyro

Translations

Etymology 2

From Greek ????? (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit. Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

Alternative forms

• gyros, giro, giros
• yero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a??o?/, /?ji?.?o?/, /?j??o?/, /????o?/

Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

   I'll have a gyro, please.

Usage notes

The correct pronunciation of this word is disputed. The pronunciation /?d?a??o?/ is often proscribed. All of the listed pronunciations may be found in use. (The modern Greek pronunciation is /??i?os/.):

Translations

See also

• kebab
• shawarma, shoarma, shwarma
• souvlaki

References

Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).

Anagrams

• Gy?r, gory, ogry, orgy

French

Etymology

From Greek ????? (gýros)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.?o/

Noun

gyro m (plural gyros)

1. gyro; Alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

• gyros
• yero

Latin

Etymology

From g?rus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek ????? (gûros)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??y?.ro?/, [??y??o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??i.ro/, [?d??i???]

Verb

g?r? (present infinitive g?r?re, perfect active g?r?v?, supine g?r?tum); first conjugation

1. I turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate.
2. I circle, revolve around.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• cong?r?
• g?r?tus

Related terms

• g?rus

Descendants

References

• gyro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gyro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)