: 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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Recent Examples on the WebAs did Romeu, Mr. Virelles plays with accompaniment from just a guiro, the notched and open-ended gourd used for percussion, played here with delicate authority by Rafael Ábalos. Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2018 But overall, the album is vintage Romeo in its sophisticated, often jazzy chord and tempo changes, adapted to bachata’s trademark guitar and guiro backbone. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2017 The band of seven musicians, including two singers, will play the cuartro, guitar, congas, bongos, and guiro.Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017