güira

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Etymology

From Spanish güira.

Noun

güira (plural güiras)

  1. A percussion instrument from the Dominican Republic.

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwiɾa/
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Syllabification: güi‧ra

Noun

güira f (plural güiras, masculine güiro, masculine plural güiros)

  1. female equivalent of güiro, female kid, girl

Noun

güira f (plural güiras)

  1. (Dominican Republic) güira (percussion instrument)
    La güira se divide en dos partes: «la de arriba era el cielo; la de abajo, la tierra» .
  2. (Antilles) guira tree, a tropical tree of the family Bignoniaceae, e.g. Crescentia cujete
  3. (Antilles) the fruit of the guira tree

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