英和和英

語源

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”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/
• Homophone: gyro
• 韻: -aɪɹəʊ

名詞

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. (UK, Ireland, informal) An unemployment benefit cheque.
   • 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 146:

     His Shepherd'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.

派生語

動詞

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.

アナグラム

• Gori, Igor