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ukulele
(juːkəleɪli) also ukelele
Word forms: plural ukuleles
countable noun
A ukulele is a small guitar with four strings.
ukulele in British English
or ukelele (ˌjuːkəˈleɪlɪ)
noun
a small four-stringed guitar, esp of Hawaii
Word origin
C19: from Hawaiian, literally: jumping flea, from `uku flea + lele jumpingukulele in American English
(ˌjukəˈleɪli)
US
noun
a small, four-stringed, guitarlike musical instrument introduced from Portugal into the Hawaiian Islands about 1879
: colloquially shortened to uke (juk)Word origin
Haw, lit., leaping flea < uku, flea (< Proto-Polynesian *kutu > cootie) + lele, to jump: orig. a nickname of Edward Purvis, nimble player who popularized the instrumentthereImage ofukulele
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