guiro
See also: güiro
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ
Noun
guiro (plural guiros)
- Synonym of sekere
- (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 2007, p. 721:
- The house band consisted of gigantic guitars, fiddles, trumpets, and accordion, with rhythms provided by a batería including timbales, guiros, and congas.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 721:
- (music) A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.
Synonyms
Synonyms for the shaker
- ralabazo, guayo, güiro, ralladera, rascador, rayo, güira: (Cuba)
- guayo, güiro, candungo, carracho, guicharo: (Puerto Rico)
- guira: (Dominican Republic)
- guacharacha: (Colombia)
- reco-reco: (Brazil)
References
- "Güiro" in Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 373.
- "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.