Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guiro

/ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guiro
IPA: /ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sekere.

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.

noun

A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Taínobor. Spanish güirobor. English guiro Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/
British English: /ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/

Inflected Forms

guiros (plural) güiro (alternative)

Synonyms

sekere

Rhymes With

hero zero ground zero shapiro nero gyro subzero shero pinero nonhero

Questions

How do you pronounce guiro?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/.
What does guiro mean?: Synonym of sekere.
Where does guiro come from?: Etymology tree Taínobor. Spanish güirobor. English guiro Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

How to pronounce guiro

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