Souvlaki (was most looked-up words)

Tristan Mc Leay <conlang@T...> wrote:

>As for 'gyros', I think it's normally pronounced /suvla:ki/
>hereabouts (and spelt 'souvlaki'), based on the description. Usually
>acquired from fish-and-chips shops.

According to the cookbook "Ethnic Cuisines," souvlaki is the Greek
equivalent of the Turkish shish kebab, i.e., meat (and other things)
skewered and grilled.

The gyro/gyros/hero is a submarine sandwich.  I've seen store
marquees announcing that they sell "hero" sandwiches.  I've explained
to numerous people that that is the Greek pronunciation (more or
less) of gyro. I didn't realize that the word is properly gyros.  I
presume they are called submarine sandwiches (or simply subs, as in
the chain Subway) because of the shape of the roll that's used.

Charlie

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