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güiro

Latin-American percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side
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güiro

Summary

güiro is a type of musical instrument[1]. güiro draws 1,192 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #67 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • güiro's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • güiro is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • güiro's Commons category is recorded as Güiro[5].
  • güiro's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 112.23[6].
  • güiro's different from is recorded as güira[7].

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Definition and Type

güiro's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. güiro is a type of musical instrument[4].

Why It Matters

güiro draws 1,192 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #67 of 399).[2] güiro has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] güiro is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). güiro. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-iro
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_g-iro_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{güiro}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-iro}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → musical instrument
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Different from → güira
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546936305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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