ukulele

u·ku·le·le

or u·ke·le·le U0006250 (yo͞o′kə-lā′lē, o͞o′kə-)n. A small four-stringed guitar popularized in Hawaii.

[Hawaiian 'ukulele, probably from 'uku lele, jumping flea (perhaps in reference to the movement of the fingers when playing the instrument) : 'uku, louse, flea (from Proto-Polynesian kutu, louse) + lele, to fly, jump (from Proto-Polynesian lele).]

ukulele

(ˌjuːkəˈleɪlɪ) or

ukelele

n (Instruments) a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii[C19: from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele jumping]

u•ku•le•le

or u•ke•le•le

(ˌyu kəˈleɪ li, ˌu-)

n., pl. -les. a small, guitarlike musical instrument associated chiefly with Hawaiian music. [1895–1900 < Hawaiian ‘ukulele leaping flea]

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Noun

ukulele - a small guitar having four strings ukeguitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or pluckingAloha State, Hawaii, Hawai'i, HI - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

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ukulele

(yo͞okəlā`lē), Hawaiian musical instrument developed from the Portuguese guitar. It has a fretted fingerboard and four strings that are plucked or strummed. Patented in 1917, the ukulele became popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is also spelled ukelele.

ukulele

, ukelele a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii

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or u•ke•le•le

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Synonyms for ukulele

noun a small guitar having four strings

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