Meanings
plural sekeres · alternative sèkèrè · alternative shekere · alternative shakeree
- A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.
1 more example
They took up their West African drums, Nigerian shekeres, Trinidadian steel drums (plus a slew of other instruments), and just cut loose for the next couple of hours.
1989 April 22, Ellen Hendrix, “Women Of The Calabash Heat Up The Hall”, in Gay Community News, page 6
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
Origin
- Yorubaṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀
- Englishsekere
From Yoruba ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀.
More words from Yoruba
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan xequeré
- xequerémusical instrument
French chekeré
- chekerémusical instrument
Portuguese xequerê
- xequerêmusical instrument
Spanish chekeré
- chekerémusical instrument
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Cite this entry
sekere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sekere
“sekere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sekere. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sekere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sekere.
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