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Souvlaki vs. Gyro — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Souvlaki and Gyro

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Souvlaki

Souvlaki (Greek: σουβλάκι [suˈvlaci]), plural souvlakia, is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It is usually eaten straight off the skewer while still hot.

Gyro

A gyroscope.

Souvlaki

A Greek dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat roasted on skewers.

Gyro

A gyrocompass.

Souvlaki

A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.
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Gyro

A gyroscope.

Souvlaki

A wrapped pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called a kebab.

Gyro

A gyrocompass.

Souvlaki

Made of lamb

Gyro

An autogyro.
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Gyro

(bicycle parts) detangler.

Gyro

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
I'll have a gyro, please.

Gyro

A Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread

Gyro

Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

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