English

Proper noun

Giro

1. (cycling) The Giro d'Italia.

English

Noun

giro ‎(plural giros)

1. (in Europe) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
2. (Britain, informal) An unemployment benefit cheque.

Usage notes

The use of paper giros is in decline in favour of electronic payments, which are regarded as faster, cheaper and safer due to the reduced risk of fraud.

Translations

Anagrams

• Igor

Basque

Noun

giro

1. environment

Catalan

Verb

giro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of girar

Danish

Etymology

From Italian giro, from Latin gyrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος ‎(gûros, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjiːro/, [ˈɕiːo]

Noun

giro c (singular definite giroen, plural indefinite giroer)

1. giro

Inflection

Fiji Hindi

Verb

giro

1. to fall

Conjugation

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος ‎(gûros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒi.ro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: gì‧ro

Noun

giro m ‎(plural giri)

1. turn, twist, rotation, revolution
2. detour
3. lap (of a race)
4. tour, trip, stroll
5. (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc)
6. period, space, course, time, run
7. ring (illicit)
8. turn, round
9. circulation (of money)
10. row (of knitting)

Derived terms

Verb

giro

1. first-person singular indicative present of girare

Anagrams

• rigo, rigò

Norwegian

Noun

giro ‎(m)

1. a giro, a money transfer
2. a short-form payment slip

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒiru/

Adjective

giro m ‎(feminine singular gira, masculine plural giros, feminine plural giras, comparable)

1. (colloquial) cute, pretty

   O gato é muito giro.‎

   The cat is very cute.

Noun

giro m (plural giros)

1. rotation, turn (the act of turning around a centre or an axis)

   Ele fez um giro de 180 graus.‎

   He has made a turnaround of a hundred and eighty degrees.

Verb

giro

1. first-person singular present indicative of gerir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gȳrus.

Noun

giro m ‎(plural giros)

1. turn
2. tour

Derived terms

• dar un giro

Verb

giro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of girar.

Swedish

Noun

giro n

1. giro (method or institution for money transfer)
2. a giro account
3. the bicycle competition Giro d'Italia (inflected like a noun, often capitalized, but not always)

   Hemmacyklisten Ivan Basso vann girot för andra gången

   The Italian bicyclist Ivan Basso won the Giro for the second time

Declension

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