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Kebab vs Gyro - What's the difference?

kebab | gyro |

As nouns the difference between kebab and gyro

is that kebab is a dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit while gyro is a gyroscope.

As a verb kebab

is to roast in the style of a kebab.

kebab

English

(wikipedia kebab)

Alternative forms

* kabob, kebap, kabab, kebob

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit.
  • A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer.
  • A Muslim, usually of Arab descent.

    • Derived terms

    * doner kebab * kafta kebab * shish kebab * seekh kebab

    Verb

    (kebabb)
  • To roast in the style of a kebab.
  • (slang) To stab or skewer.

    • See also

    * shashlik * giros * shawarma * souvlaki * suya

    References

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    gyro

    English

    (wikipedia gyro)

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gyroscope
  • A gyrocompass
  • An autogyro

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ; from the turning of the meat on a spit.

    Alternative forms

    * gyros, giro, giros * yero

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 .): *

    See also

    * kebab * shawarma, shoarma, shwarma * souvlaki

    References

    [http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/6/6-1641.html] has a discussion of pronunciations.

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