[ 'gwɪərəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a musical instrument with a serrated surface which gives a rasping sound when scraped with a stick.
Origin
Sp., 'gourd' (from which the instrument was orig. made).
[ 'gwɪərəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a musical instrument with a serrated surface which gives a rasping sound when scraped with a stick.
Origin
Sp., 'gourd' (from which the instrument was orig. made).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004