guiro

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English

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A guiro and pua

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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guiro (plural guiros)

  1. Synonym of sekere
  2. (music) 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.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 721:
      The house band consisted of gigantic guitars, fiddles, trumpets, and accordion, with rhythms provided by a batería including timbales, guiros, and congas.
  3. (music) A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Synonyms

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Synonyms for the shaker

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