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Pyro vs Gyro - What's the difference?

pyro | gyro |

As nouns the difference between pyro and gyro

is that pyro is a pyromaniac while gyro is a gyroscope.

As an adjective pyro

is pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.

pyro

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) a pyromaniac
  • pyrocellulose
  • pyrotechnician
  • pyrotechnics
  • (archaic, especially, photography) pyrogallic acid

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pyromaniac, pyromaniacal
  • pyrotechnic

    • See also

    * pyromania

    Anagrams

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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.

    Anagrams

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