GUIRO

Meaning of GUIRO in English

[gui.ro] n [AmerSp guiro, lit., calabash] (1898): a percussion instrument of Latin-American origin made of a serrated gourd and played by scraping a stick along its surface

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

GUIRO — noun Etymology: American Spanish güiro, literally, calabash Date: 1898 a percussion instrument of Latin-American origin made of a serrated gourd …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUIRO — ˈ(g)wē(ˌ)rō noun ( plural guiro ) Etymology: American Spanish güiro, literally, bottle gourd, calabash, probably from Taino : a percussion …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUIRO — /gwear"oh/ ; Sp. /gee"rddaw/ , n. , pl. guiro . a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUIRO — noun Etymology: American Spanish güiro, literally, calabash Date: 1898 : a percussion instrument of Latin-American origin made of a serrated …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUIRO — [ 'gwɪərəʊ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a musical instrument with a serrated surface which gives a rasping …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUIRO — / ˈgwɪərəʊ; NAmE ˈwiːroʊ; ˈgwɪroʊ/ noun ( pl. -os ) a musical instrument consisting of a tube of wood with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUIRO — n. Pronunciation: ' w ē -( ˌ )r ō , ' gwir-( ˌ ) ō Function: noun Etymology: American Spanish …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCRAPER — in music, percussion instrument consisting of a serrated surface that is rasped with a stick. Known since the Stone Age, …
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