sekere
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EtymologyEdit
From Yoruba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sekere (plural sekeres)
- A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
- The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.
SynonymsEdit
- shekere, shekeré, güiro, abwe
- Also used in Spanish but rarely, if ever, in English: chekeré, cabaça, agbe age açon or piano de cuia
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ReferencesEdit
- "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.
ReferencesEdit
- “‖sekere” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]