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- [gweer-oh; Spanish gee-raw]
- /ˈgwɪər oʊ; Spanish ˈgi rɔ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gweer-oh; Spanish gee-raw]
- /ˈgwɪər oʊ; Spanish ˈgi rɔ/
Definitions of guiro word
- noun plural guiro a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick. 1
- noun guiro A musical instrument with a serrated surface that gives a rasping sound when scraped with a stick, originally made from an elongated gourd and used in Latin American music. 1
- noun guiro a Latin American percussion instrument made from a hollow gourd that produces a rasping sound when rubbed 0
- noun guiro a Latin American rhythm instrument typically consisting of a long-necked gourd that is sounded by scraping a stick along ridges cut into its surface 0
- noun guiro Synonym of sekere. 0
- noun guiro (music) 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. 0
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Origin of guiro
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < American Spanish güiro, literally, gourd, probably < Taino
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Parts of speech for Guiro
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guiro popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
guiro usage trend in Literature
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