güiro

See also: guiro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiɾo/ [ˈɡwi.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: güi‧ro

Noun

güiro m (plural güiros)

1. (South America) gourd
2. (South America, music) guiro
3. (Chile) seaweed

   Synonym: huiro

Noun

güiro m (plural güiros, feminine güira, feminine plural güiras)

1. (Mexico) kid

   Synonym: niño

Derived terms

• vela güira

 

Further reading

• “güiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28