yero

See also: Yero

English

Noun

yero (plural yeros)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of gyro (Greek sandwich)

Anagrams

• Roye, oyer, yore

French

Noun

yero m (plural yeros)

1. alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)

Further reading

• “yero”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ɾo] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɾo/ [ˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒeɾo/ [ˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ye‧ro

Etymology 1

Syncopated from yervo, from Latin ervum.

Noun

yero m (plural yeros)

1. any variety of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)

   Synonym: alcarceña

Etymology 2

Verb

yero

1. first-person singular present indicative of yerar

Further reading

• “yero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hiyero — uncommon
• iyero — dialectal, Bulacan, Rizal

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum

Old Spanish fierro

Spanish hierrobor.

Tagalog yero

Borrowed from Spanish hierro (“iron”), from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum, from Old Latin *fersom, borrowed from a substrate language. Doublet of hero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjeɾo/ [ˈjɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ye‧ro

Noun

yero (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)

1. galvanized iron sheets for roofing, etc.

   Synonym: siim

2. iron (metal)

   Synonym: bakal

3. tonic or other preparations containing iron

Derived terms

• yeruhan
• yeruhin

Related terms

• hero
• kaha de-yero
• pereteriya

See also

• lata

Further reading

• “yero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• orye