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guiros

guiros is the plural of guiro.

Meaning of guiro

Noun

guiro (plural guiros)

  1. Synonym of sekere.
    Synonyms:
    sekere
  2. 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.
    • The house band consisted of gigantic guitars, fiddles, trumpets, and accordion, with rhythms provided by a batería including timbales, guiros, and congas.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 721
  3. A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Questions about guiros

What is guiros the plural of?
Guiros is the plural of guiro.

Words near guiros in the dictionary

  1. Guipúzcoa
  2. Guirl
  3. guirland
  4. guirlands
  5. guiro
  6. guiros
  7. GUIs
  8. Guisad Central
  9. Guisad Surong
  10. guisard
  11. guisards

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