Gyro is probably the most often mispronounced food name. Even its fans usually do not get the pronunciation correctly. Whether it is mispronounced asjee-rohs,jai-rohs,gee-rohs, the correct Greek pronunciation isyee-rohs. The varied names have geographical origins from different peoples’ languages...
Souvlakia(sue-vlak-yah): Shish-kabob with pita (pee-tah) or on a plate with rice and condiments. So if you wanted the souvlaki wrapped in pita like the sandwich you are probably familiar with you would say sou-vlah-kyah mehpee-tah. If you wanted the gyro which is the meat sliced...