sekere

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See also: sèkèrè and Sèkèrè

English

percussion instrument

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Etymology

From Yoruba ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀.

Noun

sekere (plural sekeres)

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a gourd surrounded by a net of beads.
    • 1989 April 22, Ellen Hendrix, “Women Of The Calabash Heat Up The Hall”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
      They took up their West African drums, Nigerian shekeres, Trinidadian steel drums (plus a slew of other instruments), and just cut loose for the next couple of hours.
    The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

See seker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪəkərə/
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Determiner

sekere

  1. some, certain

Adjective

sekere

  1. attributive form of seker