How do you really say gyro?
That gyro has two main pronunciations: /YEE-roh/ and /ZHIHR-oh/. The sandwich gyro was borrowed into English from Modern Greek in the 1970s and English speakers have given it an approximation of the Greek pronunciation. The earlier gyro has been fully phonetically anglicized.
Do you pronounce gyro like hero?
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word gyro is pronounced “yee-roh.” It rhymes with hero. So the “g” is completely silent.
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.
How do New Yorkers say gyro?
“Gyros” [jahy-roh] Locals have added their NYC flair to the pronunciation of the Greek dish which is actually pronounced as “yee-roh”.
Is gyro pronounced like Euro?
YEE-ree. 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.
Why do New Yorkers call it Houston?
Gerard Koeppel, author of “City on a Grid: How New York Became New York,” tells the New York Times that “Houston the city is named after Sam Houston. Our street was named after a fellow named William Houstoun, who was a prominent Georgian, from a long line of Scotsmen.” William Houstoun had an unusual life.
Why is Moet pronounced?
Moët is indeed French champagne and was founded in 1743 by Claude Moët. This is where it gets confusing. Moët was born in France in 1683; however, his name is not French, it is Dutch, which is why it is pronounced thus, says Helen Vause, public relations spokesperson for Moët & Chandon in New Zealand.
Is it called GIF or Jif?
“It’s pronounced JIF, not GIF.” Just like the peanut butter. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Wilhite told The New York Times. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.
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.
Is Pecan pronounced pecan or pecan?
We can all rest assured that there is no one proper pronunciation for the word pecan; though, the most accepted is “pi-KAHN.” The word pecan originated from the Algonquin term pacane and the iteration we are most familiar with was used in the mid-1700s. From there, pronunciation trends really seem to vary.