/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/, /ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/, /ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/
OriginBorrowed from Spanish güiro.
- Synonym of sekere.
- 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.
Formsguiros(plural) · güiro(alternative)