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Is giro a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word giro is a Scrabble US word. The word giro is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is giro a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word giro is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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4-letter words (2 found)

GIRO,GORI,

3-letter words (4 found)

GIO,GOR,ORG,RIG,

2-letter words (5 found)

GI,GO,IO,OI,OR,

You can make 11 words from giro according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of giro

giro igro grio rgio irgo rigo gior igor goir ogir iogr oigr groi rgoi gori ogri rogi orgi irog riog iorg oirg roig orig

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word giro. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in giro.

Definitions and meaning of giro

giro

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(key): /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/
  • Homophone: gyro
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ

Noun

giro (plural giros)

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

Translations

Verb

giro (third-person singular simple present giros, present participle giroing, simple past and past participle giroed)

  1. 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

  1. environment

Catalan

Verb

giro

  1. first-person singular present indicative 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

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣi.roː/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ro

Noun

giro m (plural giro's, diminutive girootje n)

  1. giro (transfer of funds)

Derived terms

  • acceptgiro

Related terms

  • giraal
  • gireren

Fiji Hindi

Verb

giro

  1. to fall

Conjugation

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiro/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ro

Noun

giro (plural giro-giro, first-person possessive giroku, second-person possessive giromu, third-person possessive gironya)

  1. (banking) demand deposit
    Synonym: simpanan giro

Further reading

  • “giro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

giro m (plural giri)

  1. turn, twist, rotation, revolution
  2. detour
  3. lap (of a race)
  4. stroll, walk
    Synonym: passeggiata
  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

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

  1. 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)

  1. a giro, a money transfer
  2. 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)

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

References

  • “giro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -irɔ
  • Syllabification: gi‧ro

Noun

giro f

  1. vocative singular of gira

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin gȳrus.

Noun

giro m (plural giros)

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

  1. (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

  1. first-person singular present indicative of girar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

giro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gerir

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxiɾo/ [ˈxi.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -iɾo
  • Syllabification: gi‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin gȳrus.

Noun

giro m (plural giros)

  1. turn, spin
    navegación giro a giroturn-by-turn navigation
  2. tour
  3. (finance) giro, a money transfer
  4. (economics) economical activity type or kind
  5. (chemistry) spin number
  6. turn of events, development
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

giro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of girar

Further reading

  • “giro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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

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