Jake Khuon <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Merriam-Webster doesn't give the exact definition (in cycling context) but the word is the same as
> is the phonetics:
> Main Entry: gi·ro Pronunciation: 'jir-(")O, 'zhir-; 'jE-(")rO, 'zhE-, esp British 'jI-
> Function: noun Etymology: German, circulation (of currency), from Italian, from Latin gyrus
> gyre Date: 1890
> : a service of many European banks that permits authorized direct
> transfer of funds among account holders as well as conventional transfers by check
>
> If your terminal happens to be audio-enabled:
>
>
http://cheetah.eb.com/sound/g/giro0001.wav http://cheetah.eb.com/sound/g/giro0002.wav
If we assume that the original poster had the Italian word in mind, I don't think either of those
samples is very close to the correct pronounciation. The first one had the "g" sound about right,
but the "i" was too short, the "r" didn't roll properly and the "o" was English, not Italian. The
second one had everything wrong.
-as