guiro

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Related

Similar words

• ralabazo, guayo, güiro, ralladera, rascador, rayo, güira: (Cuba)
• guayo, güiro, candungo, carracho, guicharo: (Puerto Rico)
• guira: (Dominican Republic)
• guacharacha: (Colombia)
• reco-reco: (Brazil)

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish güiro.