guiro
gui·ro
noun \ˈwē-(ˌ)rō, ˈgwir-(ˌ)ō\Definition of GUIRO
: a percussion instrument of Latin-American origin made of a serrated gourd and played by scraping a stick along its surface
Origin of GUIRO
American Spanish güiro, literally, calabash
First Known Use: 1898
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