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guiro.

Synonym of sekere.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/US/ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/US/ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/UK
  1. Synonym of sekere.

  2. A musical instrument, a shaker, made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side, and played by rubbing a stick or scraper ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.

  3. A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Taínobor. Spanish güirobor. English guiro Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

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