guiro

plural guiros · alternative güiro

1. Synonym of sekere.

   Synonyms: sekere

2. entertainmentA 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. entertainmentA genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.