Herein, is the G silent in gyro?
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word gyro is pronounced “yee-roh.” It rhymes with hero. So the “g” is completely silent.
So what’s the real way to pronounce gyro? Yep, this might be counterintuitive, but according to Josh Gates of the Travel Channel, “gyros” is actually the singular form, and is pronounced YEE-ros. If one gyro isn’t enough, then you would say that you want a couple of gyri, or YEE-ree.>>>
Correspondingly, how do New Yorkers say gyro?
3. “Gyros” [jahy-roh] Locals have added their NYC flair to the pronunciation of the Greek dish which is actually pronounced as “yee-roh”.
How is tzatziki pronounced?
Let’s just get this out of the way (if you’re wondering how to pronounce tzatziki you are not alone)—tzatziki is pronounced tsah-see-key. Think of that first syllable “tsah” as the same as the sound you make when you say the second syllable of “pizza”. Phew.
How is G pronounced in Greek?
How do you spell gyro in Greek?
Name. The name comes from the Greek γύρος (gyros, ‘circle’ or ‘turn’), and is a calque of the Turkish word döner, from dönmek, also meaning “turn”. It was originally called ντονέρ (pronounced [doˈner]) in Greece.