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Record 1 1993-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with gerrated surface that is scraped with a stick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
CONT

Mais l'instrument le plus populaire est le guiro cobain, formé d'une calebasse très allongée - formant elle-même le résonateur -, dont un des côtés est strié sur toute sa longueur et raclé au moyen d'un bâtonnet de bois ou de bambou; [...]

OBS

À l'origine, long fruit sec et creux que l'on gratte à l'aide d'une petite baguette ou d'une aiguille à tricoter; on en fabrique en bois artificiellement.

Spanish

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