guiro
/ˈɡwɪroʊ/
noun
- A musical instrument made from a hollow gourd or wood with notches, played by scraping a stick or tines across the surface.
- The percussionist played the guiro during the salsa song.
- He learned to play the guiro in his school's music class.
- The guiro added a rhythmic scraping sound to the band's performance.