Meaning of guiro | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“The house band consisted of gigantic guitars, fiddles, trumpets, and accordion, with rhythms provided by a batería including timbales, guiros, and congas.”

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