sekere
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yoruba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
sekere (plural sekeres)
- A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
- The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.
Synonyms
- shekere, shekeré, güiro, abwe
- Also used in Spanish but rarely, if ever, in English: chekeré, cabaça, agbe age açon or piano de cuia
Translations
musical instrument
See also
References
- "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.
References
- “‖sekere” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
See seker.
Pronunciation
Determiner
sekere
Adjective
sekere
- attributive form of seker