giro
/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/ · noun
Meaning
- A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- An unemployment benefit cheque.
- To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- The Giro d'Italia.
- A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology / origin
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”).
- *gew-(ine-pro)→
- γῦρος(Ancient Greek)→
- gyrus(Latin)→
- giro(Italian)→
- -(de)→
- giro (English)
- Relations: der, der, der, der, der
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