guiro
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of guiro
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Latin American Spanish güiro, literally, “gourd,” probably from Taíno
Example Sentences
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A cymbal, a guiro, a waterphone — they all have voices waiting to be discovered rather than being dictated to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Central to many types of Latin music, the guiro is the heartbeat of cumbia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
What resulted was a manic, fragmentary welter of impulses and styles, with second guesses and shifts of gear prompted by short, sharp scrapes on a guiro.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2012
Mostly this album sticks to form: the closely picked guitars, the rustling of the guiro, the ever-so-mild hip-hop affect.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2011
He handed me a guiro, widening the circle to make room for one more.
From Washington Post
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