sekere

See also: sèkèrè and Sèkèrè

Contents

EnglishEdit

percussion instrument

Alternative formsEdit

• sèkèrè, shekere

EtymologyEdit

From Yoruba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: sékéréʹ, IPA^(key): /sekeˈre/

NounEdit

sekere ‎(plural sekeres)

1. 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

ReferencesEdit

• "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.

See alsoEdit

• Sekere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• afoxé

TranslationsEdit

musical instrument

• Catalan: xequeré (ca) m
• French: chekeré

• Portuguese: xequerê

ReferencesEdit

• “‖sekere” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

AnagramsEdit

• seeker

---

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

See seker.

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

sekere

1. some, certain

AdjectiveEdit

sekere

1. attributive form of seker