guiro
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- noun
- /ˈɡiːroʊ/
- Before each play session, while students were still seated, I gave examples of how sharing works: "If Kara is playing the guiro, and you want a turn, you must ask her nicely.
Examples
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In particular, the chicha timbales player either imitates the sound of the cumbia guiro pattern with brushes on the drum head, or the bell pattern rim shots or mounted double bells.
Academic text (1990) -
The defining rhythmic pattern of the urban cumbia (usually played by a guiro or a bell) is also an eighth-two sixteenth note figure, but with the accent falling on the first sixteenth note.
Academic text (1990) -
While all students say /f/, one child or a small group strikes a wood block; then for /r/, another strikes a guiro; /o/, a triangle; and /g/, a hand drum.
Academic text (2012) -
But Kara, if you've been using the guiro for a long time and you see that someone else is waiting, it would be very nice of you to let her have a turn.
Academic text (2003) -
The musician skillfully played the guiro, producing a rhythmic scraping sound that added depth to the performance.
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During the festival, everyone enjoyed the lively music, especially the guiro that accompanied the dancing.
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To create a festive atmosphere, the band included a guiro in their ensemble, enhancing the Latin beats.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guiro comes from Spanish güiro, a word borrowed from a native Caribbean name for a hollow 'gourd' used as a musical tool. It originally named the scraped 'gourd', which is why a guiro today is the ridged gourd you play by scraping with a stick to make rhythm.