sekere
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
sekere (plural sekeres)
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
musical instrument
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “‖sekere” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See seker.
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
sekere
Adjective[edit]
sekere
- attributive form of seker
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