EGAVE

guiro

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Meaning

  1. noun Synonym of sekere.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Similar words

gire gyre giro girocheque krosa baregin girosol glias gyros gurge

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