pyro

noun, adj — 7 senses

pyro

noun

UK /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ · US /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/

Etymology Shortening of a word starting with pyro-, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

1

Slang A pyromaniac.

2

Pyrocellulose.

3

Informal A pyrotechnician.

4

Informal Pyrotechnics.

5

Arts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Photography Archaic, Especially Pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid.

pyro

adj

Etymology Shortening of a word starting with pyro-, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

1

Slang Pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.

2

Informal Pyrotechnic.

“I had told the guy a couple of weeks earlier that the pyro flames were getting too close,” he laughs.2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 24, column 4:

Related terms: pyromania

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