guiro
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/
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/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/ (US) · /ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/ (US) · /ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/ (UK)
Definition of guiro
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Synonym of sekere.
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noun
- Synonym of sekere.
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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.
“The house band consisted of gigantic guitars, fiddles, trumpets, and accordion, with rhythms provided by a batería including timbales, guiros, and congas.”
- A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish güiro.
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