guiro

See also: güiro

English

A guiro and pua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/, /ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Noun

guiro (plural guiros)

1. Synonym of sekere
2. (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, published 2007, page 721:

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

3. (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)

Translations

musical instrument made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 刮瓜 (guāguā)

• Japanese: ギロ (giro)
• Russian: гуи́ро (ru) n (guíro)
• Spanish: güiro (es) m

References

• "Güiro" in Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 373.
• "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.