sekere

sekere

See also: sèkèrè and Sèkèrè

English

percussion instrument

Alternative forms

• sèkèrè, shekere

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: sékéréʹ, IPA^(key): /sekeˈɹe/

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• shekere, shekeré, güiro, abwe
• Also used in Spanish but rarely, if ever, in English: chekeré, cabaça, agbe age açon or piano de cuia

Translations

musical instrument

Catalan: xequeré (ca) m French: chekeré

Portuguese: xequerê

See also

• sekere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• afoxé

References

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

References

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

Anagrams

• kreese, reseek, seeker

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Afrikaans

Etymology

See seker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪəkərə/

Determiner

sekere

1. some, certain

Adjective

sekere

1. attributive formal of seker