# giro
## English
### Etymology

Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Homophone: gyro
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ

### Noun

giro (plural giros)
* (in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
* (UK, Ireland, informal) An unemployment benefit cheque.
** 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 146:His Sheperd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate.

#### Derived terms

* girocheque

#### Translations
### Verb

giro (third-person singular simple present giros, present participle giroing, simple past and past participle giroed)
* To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

### Anagrams

* Gori, Igor

## Basque
### Noun

giro inan
* environment

## Catalan
### Verb

giro
* first-person singular present indicative of girar

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sjiːro/, [ˈɕiːo]

### Noun

giro c (singular definite giroen, plural indefinite giroer)
* giro

#### Inflection
## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɣi.roː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: gi‧ro

### Noun

giro m (plural giro's, diminutive girootje n)
* giro (transfer of funds)

#### Derived terms

* acceptgiro

#### Related terms

* giraal
* gireren

## Fiji Hindi
### Verb

giro
* to fall

#### Conjugation

| | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
| | ham | ham log | tum | tum log | uu | uu log |
| Simple |||||||
| Present | giri | giri | giro | giro | gire | gire |
| Past | giraa | giraa | giraa | giraa | giris | girin* |
| Future | giregaa | giregaa | giregaa | giregaa | giri | giri* |
| Continuous |||||||
| Present | girtaa hae | girtaa hae | girtaa hae | girtaa hae | gire hae | gire hae |
| Past | girtaa | girtaa | girtaa | girtaa | girat rahis | girat rahin* |
| Future | girte rahegaa | girte rahegaa | girte rahegaa | girte rahegaa | girte rahii | girte rahii* |
| Perfect |||||||
| Present | giraa hae | giraa hae | giraa hae | giraa hae | giris hae | girin hae* |
| Present | giraa rahaa | giraa rahaa | giraa rahaa | giraa rahaa | gire rahis | gire rahin* |
| Future | gir lia hogaa | gir lia hogaa | gir lia hogaa | gir lia hogaa | gir lie hoi | gir lia hoi* |
| *For the form uu logan "they" |||||||

## Indonesian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡiro/
* Hyphenation: gi‧ro

### Noun

giro (plural giro-giro)
* (banking) demand deposit
    Synonym: simpanan giro

### Further reading

* “giro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ro/
* Rhymes: -iro
* Hyphenation: gì‧ro

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

giro m (plural giri)
* turn, twist, rotation, revolution
* detour
* lap (of a race)
* stroll, walk
    Synonym: passeggiata
* (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc.)
* period, space, course, time, run
* ring (illicit)
* turn, round
* circulation (of money)
* row (of knitting)

##### Derived terms

* aggirare
* girare
* girello
* giro d'affari
* giro della morte
* giro di boa
* giro di parole
* giro di vite
* giro-
* girone
* in giro
* mettere in giro
* nel giro di
* prendere in giro
* su di giri

### Descendants

(many likely via German)
* → Albanian: xhiro
* → Danish: giro
* → Dutch: giro
* → English: giro
* → Esperanto: ĝiro
* → German: Giro
* → Greek: τζίρος (tzíros)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

giro
* first-person singular present indicative of girare

### Anagrams

* Gori, Igor, igro-, rigo, rigò

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Italian giro, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

### Noun

giro m (definite singular giroen, indefinite plural giroer, definite plural giroene)
* a giro, a money transfer
* a short-form payment slip

### References

* “giro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Italian giro, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

### Noun

giro m (definite singular giroen, indefinite plural giroar, definite plural giroane)
* a giro, a money transfer
* a short-form payment slip

### References

* “giro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡi.rɔ/
* Rhymes: -irɔ
* Syllabification: gi‧ro

### Noun

giro f
* vocative singular of gira

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʒi.ɾu/
* Hyphenation: gi‧ro

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin gȳrus.

#### Noun

giro m (plural giros)
* rotation, turn (the act of turning around a centre or an axis)
    Synonyms: rotação, volta
    Ele fez um giro de 180 graus.He has made a turnaround of a hundred and eighty degrees.

##### Usage notes

Giro with the meaning of turn is not usually used in Portugal, with rotação or volta being preferred.

##### Related terms

* ângulo giro
* -giro

#### Adjective

giro (feminine gira, masculine plural giros, feminine plural giras)
* (Portugal, colloquial) pretty, beautiful
    Synonyms: belo, bonito, gato
    O papel de parede é muito giro. ― The wallpaper is very pretty.
    Sim, ela é gira. ― Yes, she is pretty.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

giro
* first-person singular present indicative of girar

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

giro
* first-person singular present indicative of gerir

### References

* ↑ “giro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxiɾo/ [ˈxi.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -iɾo
* Syllabification: gi‧ro

### Etymology 1

From Latin gȳrus.

#### Noun

giro m (plural giros)
* turn, spin
    navegación giro a giro ― turn-by-turn navigation
* tour
* (finance) giro, a money transfer
* (economics) economical activity type or kind
* (chemistry) spin number
* turn of events, development
* turn of phrase

##### Derived terms

* dar un giro
* giro negro
* luz de giro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

giro
* first-person singular present indicative of girar

### Further reading

* “giro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝiːrʊ/

### Noun

giro n
* giro (method or institution for money transfer)
* a giro account
* 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

#### Related terms

* autogiro
* bankgiro
* girera
* girering
* girobetalning
* giroetapp
* gironummer
* girotalong
* postgiro