A gyro or gyros (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ r oʊ, ˈ ʒ ɪər-, ˈ j ɪər-, ˈ ɡ ɪər-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced ) is a Greek dish made from meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Like shawarma and tacos al pastor, it is derived from the lamb-based doner kebab. In Greece it is now most often pork or chicken, whilst beef, chicken, and lamb is common in other ...