First Known Use: 1898
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guiro
noun gui·ro \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
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Origin of GUIRO
American Spanish güiro, literally, calabash
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