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guiro

/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/ US
/ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/ US
/ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/ UK

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noun guiros · güiro

Synonym of sekere.
Similar: 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.

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noun musical instrument made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side

Español	güiro
日本語	ギロ giro
中文	刮瓜 guāguā
Русский	гуи́ро guíro

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@misc{guiro_2026,
  title = {guiro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guiro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}