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gui⋅ro

[gweer-oh; Sp. gee-raw]
–noun, plural -ro.
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.

Origin:
1895–1900; < AmerSp güiro, lit., gourd, prob. < Taino
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gui·ro   (gwē'rō, gwîr'ō)   
n.   pl. gui·ros
A Latin American percussion instrument made of a hollow gourd with a grooved or serrated surface, played by scraping with a stick or rod.

[American Spanish güiro, from Taino.]
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